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3 | ''Pound'' is a 1970 film directed by Robert Downey Sr. (''Film/PutneySwope''). It is best remembered today for being the acting debut of the director's [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr five-year-old son.]] |
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5 | The film takes place in a city dog pound as the animals (who are mainly dogs, but there's also a Siamese cat and a misplaced penguin there, too!) await their fate of being put down, but there is a catch: the creatures are portrayed by human actors (for instance, a bald guy in a poncho plays a Mexican Hairless; the Siamese cat is an Asian; the penguin, or "fowl" as the others call him, wears a tuxedo; the Boxer is a boxer, The Greyhound is dressed like a marathon runner, and so forth). As they await their impending deaths, they reminisce about life, attempt to escape/get adopted, or act out their wildest fantasies. Meanwhile, there is also a subplot involving a serial killer known as the Honky Killer. |
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9 | !! This Film provides examples of: |
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11 | * BigSleep: The penguin dies rather peacefully right before the others because he lacks the cold. |
12 | %%* BuffoonishTomcat |
13 | * CultureEqualsCostume: The Mexican Hairless and The Dachshund. |
14 | %%* DogStereotype: Tons of them, maybe too many to list here |
15 | * FantasticRacism: The Pedigreed Bitch, a purebred dog acts like this toward the others, who she sees simply as lowly mutts since they are not of her breed. |
16 | %%* GreatEscape: Some are attempted |
17 | * FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Robert Downey Jr's only two lines are (to the Mexican Hairless) "Got any hair on your balls?" And (after he gets adopted) "they're all gonna die" |
18 | * InstitutionalApparel: Averted, the animals all wear normal looking clothes |
19 | * MindScrew: Humans are portraying dogs all in a cage together, acting like well, dogs. |
20 | %%* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons |
21 | * PreciousPuppy: Robert Downey, Jr.'s character because of this he is saved from the impending doom. |
22 | * SerialKiller: The Honkey Killer who is the main focus of the subplot |
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