What is Dogs in Space about?
Q: What is Dogs in Space about?
A: Dogs in Space is an Australian drama movie about Melbourne's little band scene in 1978, directed by Richard Lowenstein.
Q: Who starred in the movie?
A: Michael Hutchence starred in the movie as Sam, a drugged dazed singer of a band named Dogs in Space.
Q: Where did the story of the movie come from?
A: The story of Dogs in Space was from Lowenstein's personal experience of living in a shared house in Melbourne in the late 1970s.
Q: Who did Lowenstein work with before making Dogs in Space?
A: Lowenstein had already worked with Michael Hutchence making rock videos. He also produced video clips for songs from the INXS album The Swing.
Q: Who was the lead role of Sam written for?
A: The lead role of Sam was written with Michael Hutchence in mind.
Q: Is the house in the movie a real house?
A: Yes, the house in the movie was the one they had shared, rented from its new owners and changed back to its original condition for the movie. The cost for the deconstruction of the house was part of the movie's budget.
Q: Will the movie be preserved for future generations?
A: Yes, copies of Dogs in Space are being preserved by the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, which means the movie will be protected from damage that happens to older film that was used to make movies.
