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Children of the Dog Star

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1984
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
175
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Children of the Dog Star (1984)
Sci-FiThriller

An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.

  • Stars
    • Sarah Dunn
    • Jeison Wallace
    • Hamish Bartle
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    175
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Sarah Dunn
      • Jeison Wallace
      • Hamish Bartle
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Sarah Dunn
    • Gretchen Kierney
    Jeison Wallace
    • Ronny Kepa
    Hamish Bartle
    • Bevis Elliott
    Roy Billing
    Roy Billing
    • Donald Kierney
    Susan Wilson
    • Kathleen Kierney
    Catherine Wilkin
    Catherine Wilkin
    • Helen Elliott
    Raymond Hawthorne
    • Herbert Mitchell
    David McKenzie
    • Vic Mitchell
    Anzac Wallace
    Anzac Wallace
    • Mataui Kepa
    John Mellor
    • Constable Ben Willis
    Whatanui Skipwith
    • Hemi
    Rodney Newman
    • Siriusian
    Jim Hickey
    • Surveyor
    Dennis Gubb
    • Siriusian
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    • Trivia
      Kolob is a name from Mormon mythology.
    • Quotes

      Siriusian: You must come to us.

      Gretchen Kierney: What does that mean? Let me see you. You've got to give us something to reach for.

    • Connections
      References Battlestar Galactica (1978)

    User reviews10

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    9/10

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    I was like four or five when I saw this on TV. Used to try and watch it but sometimes was too scary. Think it was because the music the played when the showed Daisy The Weather Vane and the shape of it was like something that was going to hurt me. Just got it on DVD and still love it Gretchen is like me always wanting to play with mechanical and technical things and sometime felt left out because people I knew didn't understand or didn't like what I liked to do. It was cool how spaceys(video games) were 20c to. I think Children Of the Dog Star is better then what kids are watching to day. Thanks to TVNZ for letting me relive this classic.
    • Maxamus
    • Dec 20, 2009
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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1984 (New Zealand)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Närkontakt - yttre rymden
    • Production companies
      • TVNZ
      • Thames Television
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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