Senior Essential English | Unit 4 | Topic 1 | Respoinding to Popular Culture Texts: Red dog

" ... Notions of the Australian identity, previously seen throughout the decades, have been displayed with sheer earnestness. Larrikinism and mateship feature strongly, often frequently evidenced in a pub setting ... "

"When the paper fell free I smoothed and bent its pages out of their rigid waves and extracted my favourite liftout. Flipped through the pages, blowing on spoonfuls of porridge. Stopped. A picture of a kelpie from –skimming, skimming – a 'family movie...opening this week', one that was called – yes, here it was, here was the proof to spite the incredulous surely not! mantra pulsing through me – called Red Dog ... "

" ... Stenders says the film has no obvious political agenda but adds, “The movie is about celebrating what we have in common and what brings us together and that's love, friendship, having respect for yourself and the place where you live." ... "

"A biographical overview of the travels of Red Dog in the Pilbara region of WA in the 1970s, based on local anecdotes, historical documents, and Nancy Gillespie's earlier canine biography of Red Dog ... "

"Red Dog (1971 – November 21, 1979) was a friendly kelpie cross who lived his life hitching rides and travelling throughout WA's north before he died in November 1979 ... "

"We had only just driven into the mining town of Karratha in Western Australia when my guide Michael slammed on the brakes and pointed along the road at something very exciting. A dog - medium-sized, a bit scruffy, and the rich, warm colour of dark rust - was padding along the path, tail bouncing in the air, nose glued to the floor, nostrils no doubt hoovering up a wealth of smells ... "

"The canine star of Red Dog, Koko, has died in Perth. The producer of the hit film, Nelson Woss, said he was devastated to lose his "best mate" from a congestive heart disease diagnosed this year ... "

"The true story of a charismatic Kelpie who united a mining community in North West Australia in the 1970s and '80s. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Louis De Bernières ... "