Angie Harmon, Christopher McDonald, Kathleen Quinlan

In the affluent, gated commnunity of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Trent, a 21-year-old outsider...( read more  read more... ) who mows the neighborhood lawns, quietly observes the infidelities and hypocrisies of this overly privileged society. When Devon, a 10-year-old daughter from one family, forges a friendship with Trent, things suddenly get very complicated.

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: John Duigan

Release Date: May 18, 1998

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DVD Release Date: December 8, 1998

 

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  • September 22, 2009
    A really sweet film, Rockwell and a very young Barton are brilliant. Only cheap visual effects towards the end of the film let it down.
  • August 3, 2008
    Probably one of my top favourites of all times. Instant classic. True, non-negotiable, full of magic and surprises with one of the greatest endings ever. Sam Rockwell delivers another astounding performance in this no-budget, undisguised, lost-in-the-process-of-making-blockbuster...( read more)s masterpiece.
  • August 6, 2007
    John Duigan does a wonderful job of introducing strands and themes which at first seem offbeat and peculiar but which all add to the sense prejudice, division and isolation felt by these two brillaintly-wrought characters. Each find the other intriguing but are hesitant to become...( read more) close because of others' values. Eventually they become friends and just as they accept this, the world around them turns on them and what started out as an irreverent comedy-drama, turns into something much darker and even terrifying. Sam Rockwell is one of those actors who, no matter what role he's playing, is totally natural. He's immediately likeable. Lawn Dogs is a refreshing sort of film. The relationship between Rockwell and Barton is heartwarming and broadly, gently natural.
  • November 23, 2006
    Sam Rockwell was great, but I'm sure I've seen it before. Just with a different title and actors.
  • November 2, 2009
    A favorite of mine. I first became a fan of Sam Rockwell in this film, and a young Mischa Barton did a really good job, it's actually strange seeing her so young as i've never really seen any of her films she did before The O.C. I loved the friendship between Trent and Devon, eve...( read more)n though the neighbourhood found it strange that a 21 year old guy only wanted to be friends with a 10 year old girl. OK, i'll admit that is quite strange and you don't immediately think it's all an innocent friendship, but it was just that, an innocent friendship. It's a shame he was driven out of town in the end. I loved this film and i reccomend it to everyone.
  • October 11, 2009
    Comes highly recommended! So wanna see it!
  • September 20, 2009
    A young girls fairy tale dream comes alive as she travels through her life with a friend whom is much older then her. This is an amazing tale of a young girls imagination.
  • August 29, 2009
    A standout performance from S am Rockwell and a nice little whimsical ending but the movie feels strangely familiar!
  • August 28, 2009
    A very sweet film that certainly drew me in and fired my emotions to the point where I felt genuine anger towards the bigoted residents of Camelot Gardens and the security guard who was a traitor to his class. All my sympathy, however, went to Trent, with very little left for the...( read more) ten year old Devon. This was largely due to an absolutely stunning and moving performance from the brilliant and under-rated Rockwell. That said, Barton's performance wasn't bad either - the character was just far too precocious to be sympathetic. I also felt the attempts at Burton-esque magic realism jarred a little bit throughout the film.
  • August 18, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that sam rockwell, mischa barton, angie harmon, christopher mcdonald, kathleen quinlan play good roles/parts through...( read more)out this movie....i think that the director of this drama movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....its a really powerful drama movie 2 watch but its a really well acted movie...its a really powerful drama movie 2 watch

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  • kiwimartelbryden
    December 11, 2006
    I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!
  • kiwimartelbryden
    December 11, 2006
    THIS IS ABOUT A GIRL (MISCAH BARTON) WHO IS A GIRL GUIDE WATEVER. SHE SELLS COOKIES TO HOUSES. SHE GOES TO THE FOREST AND MEETS THIS GUY WHO EVERYONE SAYS IS BAD AND EVIL BUT HE IS NICE AND THEY BECOME FRIENDS.

    IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I CAN RENT THIS MOVIE, PLZ SOMEHOW CONTACT ME!!!
  • yram212001
    June 8, 2006
    what's this about?

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