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Rock Dog (simplified Chinese: 摇滚藏獒; traditional Chinese: 搖滾藏獒; pinyin: Yáogǔn Zàng'áo literally "Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff") is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film produced by Mandoo Pictures and Huayi Brothers. The film is directed by Ash Brannon, written by Brannon and Kurt Voelker, based on the Chinese graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun, albeit its basic premise has been significantly altered. It features the voices of Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J. K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, and Sam Elliott. The film follows a young Tibetan Mastiff who leaves his home village in the mountains to become a rock musician in the big city after a radio falls from the sky.

A direct-to-video sequel, Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park, was released on June 10, 2021.

Plot
For the Tibetan mastiffs on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff -- guard a peaceful village of sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, mastiff leader Khampa forbids all music. However, when his son Bodi discovers a radio that fell from the sky, it takes just a few guitar licks for the lad's fate to be sealed. Wanting to be a rock 'n' roll star, Bodi heads to the city to locate Angus Scattergood, a legendary musician who needs to write a new song.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The plot is confusing and difficult to track.
 * 2) The characters are unflattering.
 * 3) Despite being rated as PG, there are still some times that are not suitable for its target audience.
 * 4) There are a lot of animation errors.
 * 5) Bad editing that lacks any transition between scenes.
 * 6) Much like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Bodi sang a cover of a popular song from the 2010s, which looks like a remake, rather than an original song in the movie.
 * 7) False advertising: On the American poster of the movie, Angus has no ears (although this may be a mistake). Some cars are chasing Bodi and Angus, but they are not seen in the movie.
 * 8) Insufficient mastery of original information.
 * 9) The dialogue is ridiculous.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Decent animation, despite all the errors.
 * 2) *This can also be given the fact that most of the animation was provided by Reel FX Creative Studios, the company that animated Free Birds, mh:greatestmovies:The Book of Life, UglyDolls, and Scoob!.
 * 3) Amazing soundtrack by Rolfe Kent.
 * 4) Fun moments everywhere.
 * 5) The sound is very good.
 * 6) The ending is pretty good.

Reception
The movie got mainly "mixed or average" reviews.

Trivia

 * John Cena and Ashton Kutcher were considered for the role of Bodi.
 * Several people were considered for the role of Angus Scattergood including Jack Black, Michael J. Fox, Russell Brand and Ricky Gervais.
 * Fleetwood Yak is named after the band Fleetwood Mac.
 * Angus Scattergood is named after Angus Young from the band AC/DC.
 * Angus' robot assistant is named Ozzy after rockstar Ozzy Osbourne.
 * Director Cameo - Ash Brannon as the voice of Ian, Angus' agent on the phone.
 * Keegan-Michael Key was considered for the role of Riff.
 * Ben Kingsley and Willem Defoe were considered for the role of Linnux.
 * Josh Gad was considered for the role of Germur.
 * Mindy Kaling was considered for the role of Darma.
 * Several actors were considered for the role of Khampa including Kevin Spacey and Bryan Cranston.
 * The official teaser trailer was released on April 20, 2016.
 * It is Eddie Izzard's fifth animated film, after The Wild, Igor, Cars 2 & The LEGO Batman Movie.