Diamond Dogs (film)

Diamond Dogs
Film poster
Directed by	Samuel Dolhasca Dolph Lundgren (uncredited)
Written by	Léopold St-Pierre Frank Valdez
Produced by	Shimon Dotan Louis Liu
Starring	Dolph Lundgren Yu Nan Xue Zuren William Shriver Raicho Vasilev Zhang Chunnian
Cinematography	Xiaobing Rao
Edited by	Gaétan Huot
Music by	Larry Cohen
Production companies	Golden Ocean Entertainment Moonstone Entertainment
Distributed by	Moonstone Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dates	August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) (Germany) December 14, 2007 (2007-12-14) (China) July 2008 (2008-07) (Canada)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Canada China
Languages	English Mandarin

Diamond Dogs is a 2007 Canadian-Chinese (American) action film directed by Samuel Dolhasca and uncredited co-directed by Dolph Lundgren, who also starred in the film. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on April 29, 2008.

Plot

The story of Diamond Dogs concerns a group of American fortune hunters who hire a mercenary called Xander Ronson (Lundgren) to act as their guide and bodyguard, while they search for a priceless Buddhist artifact deep within the Chinese wilderness. They get more than they bargained for, however, as they come face to face with Russian mercenaries also after the artifact.

Cast

• Dolph Lundgren – Xander Ronson
• Yu Nan – Anika
• Xue Zuren – Ang Shaw
• William Shriver – Chambers
• Raicho Vasilev – Zhukov
• Zhang Chunnian – Eye Patch

Production

The film was set mostly in Inner Mongolia, from 19 September 2006 and 2 November 2006. The production faced difficult and unanticipated circumstances. Dolph Lundgren stepped up to direct the picture instead of co-producer Shimon Dotan after just a few days into filming.

Release

The film came out as a direct to DVD release. The DVD release dates are as follows:

• Germany – 31 August 2007
• China – 14 December 2007
• Brazil – 17 January 2008
• USA – 29 April 2008

External links

• Diamond Dogs at IMDb
• Diamond Dogs at Rotten Tomatoes