Stray dog
A portrait of a motorcycle-riding, freedom-loving, Vietnam veteran cast in the mold of an outlaw biker. The film follows Stray Dog as he caravans on his Harley with fellow vets to pay tribute to their fallen brothers at the Vietnam Memorial. Meanwhile, back home in southern Missouri where he owns and operates an RV Park populated by a community on the margins, he forges a new life of domesticity with his Mexican wife Alicia.
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Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings. |
- ISBN: 1941545637
- Physical Description 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher Oley, Pennsylvania : Bullfrog Films, [2014]
Content descriptions
General Note: | GMD: videodisc. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Eric Phillips-Horst; editor, Victoria Stewart; music supervisor, Maredith Sisco. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Featuring the Hall and Padilla-Soriano families. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
Additional Information
Library Journal Review
Stray Dog
Library Journal
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This award-winning film challenges stereotypes about returning combat veterans, bikers, immigrants, and residents of RV parks. Vietnam vet Ron "Stray Dog" Hall runs the At Ease park near Branson, MO, and lives a simple life with his new, immigrant wife, Alicia. Many At Ease residents are veterans and bikers, some who can't afford their modest rent. Hall and his buddies participate in the "Run for the Wall" motorcycle tour honoring POWs and MIAs and in memorial ceremonies and funerals for local victims of the Iraq and Afghan wars. Hall also tries to keep his daughter from an earlier marriage on track and works to bring Alicia's sons to the States. VERDICT An extraordinary look at a seemingly gruff, hard-core biker who cares deeply about veterans, country, and family; not to be missed.-Cliff Glaviano, formerly with Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.