The Dog Stars

The story

Overview

After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.

Behind the film

Production & story details

Status

Released

Original language

English (en)

Spoken languages

English (en)

Country of origin

United States (US)

Production countries

United States (US)

Budget (USD)

$110,000,000

Revenue (USD)

$37,416,959

Production companies

• 
  20th Century StudiosUnited States (US)
• 
  Scott Free ProductionsUnited States (US)

Story keywords

• based on novel or book
• dystopia
• denver, colorado
• pilot
• colorado
• grief
• pandemic
• detached
• lonely man
• death of wife
• wonder
• scavengers
• loving
• joyful
• group
• dogs
• post-apocalyptic