---
title: 'Lawn Dogs (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Duigan'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lawn-dogs-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119506/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lawn Dogs (1997)

1997 · 101 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Lawn Dogs is a 1997 British fantasy-drama film directed by John Duigan and starring Mischa Barton and Sam Rockwell. The film tells the story of a precocious young girl (Barton) from a gated community who befriends a landscape worker (Rockwell), and examines the societal repercussions of their friendship. Written by Naomi Wallace, the film was released by Rank Organisation, and was the company's last production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Duigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-duigan)
- **Screenplay:** [Naomi Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-wallace)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trevor Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-jones)
- **Producer:** [Duncan Kenworthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-kenworthy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Elliot Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-davis)
- **Editor:** [Humphrey Dixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-dixon)

## Cast

- [Christopher McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mcdonald)
- [Angie Harmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/angie-harmon)
- [Bruce McGill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-mcgill)
- [Eric Mabius](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-mabius)
- [Beth Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-grant)
- [Kathleen Quinlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-quinlan)
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell)
- [Tom Aldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-aldredge)
- [Mischa Barton](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-barton)

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