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"Rock Dog" is a 2016 animated film directed by Ash Brannon about a dog who pursues a career in rock music. The film combines comedy and music in an animated format aimed at family audiences.
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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 animated comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and written by Brannon and Kurt Voelker.The film is loosely based on the Chinese graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun. It features the voices of Eddie Izzard, J. K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Luke Wilson, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, and Sam Elliott. The film focuses on a young Tibetan Mastiff who leaves his mountain home village to become a rock musician in the big city after a radio falls from the sky.
Rock Dog was released on July 8, 2016, in China by Huayi Brothers and on February 24, 2017, in the United States, by Lionsgate. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing $24 million against a $60 million budget. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park in 2021 and Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat in 2023.
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2010s children's comedy films2016 3D films2016 American animated films2016 children's films2016 comedy films2016 computer-animated films2016 directorial debut films2016 English-language films2016 films2016 multilingual films3D animated filmsAmerican 3D filmsAmerican children's animated adventure films