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Synopsis
Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the foreman of a local ranch. He and his ranch hand are searching for a wild dog that killed one of their sheep. They find the animal and kill it, along with one of its puppies, but after they leave Hammond and his son discover another puppy still alive. They take it home and call it Rocky. John believes that a d
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I grew up on Italian neorealism. 'The Bicycle Thief' was always one of my favorites. That gritty, raw realism, that’s what I wanted to bring to 'Rocky.'
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man vs. nature · coming-of-age · animal rescue · father-son relationship · redemption
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