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Plot summary
Jack Crews served prison time for a crash he caused while driving exhausted, when a black dog hallucination came to him, and his commercial driver's license went with it. He works as a truck mechanic in New Jersey and lives with his wife Melanie and their daughter Tracy. Frank Cutler, who runs the repair shop, offers him ten thousand dollars to drive a load from Atlanta to New Jersey. The bank is about to foreclose on the house, so Jack takes the job. In Atlanta, Red offers him a new rig; Jack picks an older Peterbilt instead. Earl rides along, and Sonny and Wes follow in Sonny's car. On the road, armed men try to take the load, and Jack has not asked what he is hauling.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Black Dog (1998)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Before Patrick Swayze was cast, the film was originally built around Hercules star Kevin Sorbo, who described the project in an interview as "Die Hard meets Speed."
- In July 1997 Kevin Sorbo was announced to star in Black Dog for around $3 million, with shooting set for September during his hiatus from the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
- The soundtrack song "Highway Junkie" is performed here by Gary Allan, who was not the first to record it: Randy Travis had already cut the song for his 1996 album Full Circle.
- Black Dog has picked up cult status among film enthusiasts and RADwood car enthusiasts alike, prized as one of the last action road movies to use practical effects, signifying the end of an era.
