Pets. Raphael Nussbaum, 1973.
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Edition screened: Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray #228, released 2018. English language. Runtime approximately 102 minutes.
Summary: Abuse and killing of a dog.
Details:
1) A dog is hit in the face and we hear him yelp, 21:42.
2) The same dog is thrown off a cliff to his death, 27:57-28:01
I was looking forward to watching this film, thinking it would be similar to numerous other films with a similar gimmick, most of them called something like “The Collector”. I presumed Pets might be a little trashier, a little sexier, and an enjoyable counterpoint to the others. Pets is a disappointing minor variation on that common plot, and just not a very good movie. The biggest problem might be the particularly unlikeable prostitute-thief played by Teri Guzman who appears early in the film and leaves an enduring bad taste.