Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the selectors at Saturday's rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater Station, home of the Murphys, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale has generally received positive reviews.
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Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 39 reviews, giving Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (1986) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 72%, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like The Color of Money, Sid and Nancy and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
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