Shudder has acquired the rights to Good Boy — a haunted house movie told from the point of view of a family dog — in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, Deadline reports. Ben Leonberg makes his feature directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with Alex Cannon. Leonberg’s dog, Indy, stars […]
Shudder has acquired the rights to Good Boy — a haunted house movie told from the point of view of a family dog — in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, Deadline reports.
Ben Leonberg makes his feature directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with Alex Cannon.
Leonberg’s dog, Indy, stars alongside Shane Jensen, Larry Fessenden (You’re Next), Arielle Friedman, Anya Krawcheck, and Stuart Rudin (The Silence of the Lambs).
Indy finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner — and best friend — Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering.
Indy’s new world is immediately filled with unease: he senses invisible presences, follows phantom tracks, receives chilling warnings from a ghostly dog, and is haunted by glimpses of the previous resident’s gruesome demise. When a dark influence begins to grip Todd, Indy must fight a malevolence intent on pulling him into the afterlife.
“Ben Leonberg’s debut is a singular experience in perspective-driven horror,” said Shudder SVP of Acquisitions and Production Emily Gotto. “Told entirely through the eyes of Indy, a devoted dog whose terror and determination to save his human become our own, the film delivers a haunting and emotional experience that introduces a surprising standout performance from Indy and a strikingly assured first feature from Leonberg.”
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review out of SXSW, “Framing the story entirely from the perspective of man’s best friend poses unique storytelling challenges but instantly creates a sustained feeling of unease and anxiety over the pup’s wellbeing.”
