Melinda Paige Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French, Jack Plotnick

Amy is a seemingly normal young woman, adored by her parents and golden-boy fiancé. Her future looks bright until her fiancé suggests they tell each other their darkest secrets, things they have never...( read more  read more... ) told anyone. When Amy finally relents and reveals her secret, the results are both devastating and hilarious.

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait

Release Date: October 20, 2006

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DVD Release Date: April 10, 2007

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  • January 23, 2009
    "A youthful, impulsive sexual encounter opens the door to a dark comedy about the complexities of honesty."

    An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman with a bright future and nice-guy fiancé. But her fiancé has sug...( read more)gested that the couple be completely honest and tell each other everything! When Amy finally relents, encouraged to tell the truth by her coworker and mother (neither of whom really knows what she has to disclose), and reveals her secret, all hell breaks loose.

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    Sleeping Dogs" is a sweet little indie romantic comedy about what happens to a nice girl when she admits to her fiancé that she once gave her pet dog a blow job.

    Yes. You did read that correctly. The nice girl in this movie admits to giving her pet dog a blow job. She performed oral sex on a canine or, if you prefer, she blew the pooch.

    I thought that "Sleeping Dogs" was just wonderful. Black and mortifying and awful and funny. Black comedy cut from the same cloth as the Todd Solondz movies "Happiness" and "Storytelling". Yes, "Sleeping Dogs" is a little rough around the edges (the lack of budget shows), but the performances are spot on and the script (dealing with serious questions about secrecy and honesty and how much somebody really needs to know about you before it starts to hurt them) is a little gem.

    The comedian Bobcat Goldthwait wrote and directed "Sleeping Dogs". He was that loony Zed in some of the "Police Academy" films. Who'd have thought he could make such a good movie? And it is a good film. It's very good. Go and see it.
  • September 22, 2008
    What? This is so not normal...
  • March 16, 2008
    Tackles an interesting question. Should you tell your lover/fiancé absolutely every little secret about your past? I enjoyed the film; sometimes a white lie might be necessary.
  • February 4, 2008
    so funny I couldn't stop laughing, there were times when I thought I was gonna throw up due to the subject matter..its hilarious
  • July 5, 2008
    You have gotta see this. Any women out there with a need for a little oral beastiality then this is the film for you.........oh god.
  • January 6, 2010
    Situation was gross and I could have lived without some of the scenes describing it, but all in all, not a bad show. The honesty in a relationship is, for the most part, good. Not always when it hurts though, or gives the person something they can't forget.
  • December 31, 2009
    It certainly is different, and almost distressing in a way. But the characters develop so well, it works. The performances are all quite good. The low budget doesn't interfere with the enjoyment of the film. Quirky but interesting.
  • November 24, 2009
    this film was not a good one, whoever thought of it needs to be shot ( dead ) on arrival.enough said.
  • November 21, 2009
    This movie is SOOOO wrong in many ways.
  • October 18, 2009
    WEIRD FREAKY but kinda good

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