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Release date United States: Friday, July 18, 2008

Director: Deborah Kampmeier

Cast:

Oliver Clayton-Luce as Boy 3
Dakota Fanning as Lewellen
Isabelle Fuhrman as Grasshopper
Cody Hanford as Buddy
Piper Laurie as Grammie
David Morse as Daddy
Afemo Omilami as Charles
Ryan Pelton as Elvis Presley
Ron Prather as Truckdriver
Christoph Sanders as Wooden's Boy
Jill Scott as Big moma thornton
Frank Hoyt Taylor as Doctor
Jody Thompson as Preacher
Sean Andrew Wallace as Boy
Robin Wright Penn as Stranger Lady
William Smith Yelton as Wooden Boy Friend

About:

"Hounddog" generated tremendous media interest when a promo reel was shown at the Sundance Film Festival last year. The character played by 12-year-old Dakota Fanning is sexually assaulted in a scene that enraged conservative media pundits, even though the attack is implied and not actually shown. In the story, the troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Genres:
Drama - Music

Producers: Stacey Bakula

Writers: Deborah Kampmeier