# Dogs are gods in the movies. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551 "2006-12-25T20:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/41 "2006-12-27T03:59:00Z")
In _The Bourne Identity_, it’s implied that a dog is killed. They’re hiding out in a farmhouse where they are followed by an assassin. The sudden disappearance of the dog tips Bourne off that something big is about to happen and he takes action as a result. ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/42 "2006-12-27T04:24:39Z")
And of course, how could I not mention _A Boy and His Dog_, where the relationship between Don Johnson and man’s best friend is taken to a new level and the sexy but conniving girl is killed to feed the dog. > [@Blood](#): > > Well, I’d certainly say she had marvelous judgment, Albert, if not particularly good taste. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/43 "2006-12-27T04:31:08Z")
The worst part of Stephen King’s _Tommyknockers_ was what they did to the dog. They way it was described in the book at least. I vaguely remember seeing the movie but can’t remember how bad the dog got it. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/44 "2006-12-27T04:37:55Z")
[QUOTE=Ensign Edison] Ian Shoales […]\*Actually author Merle Kessler in acerbic social critic drag [/QUOTE] Merle actually _is_ a man. You can only be “in drag” if you’re _impersonating_ a man (or woman). And now, if you will, a corollary to “Dogs are gods in the movies”: **Cats are scenery in the movies.** Discuss. Or not. 'S all the same to me. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/45 "2006-12-27T05:33:16Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] Merle actually _is_ a man. You can only be “in drag” if you’re _impersonating_ a man (or woman). [/QUOTE] Minor nitpick/hijack, but these days I think drag can also just mean costume or outfit you don’t normally wear. For instance leather drag is putting on all your leather biker clothes just to go out to the local leather bar. Sometimes I refer to my business suit as my “business drag” because I don’t like dressing that way on a day-to-day basis. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/46 "2006-12-27T05:39:40Z")
I have a god named Spot. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/47 "2006-12-27T14:02:23Z")
[QUOTE=Kizarvexius] In John Wayne’s _Big Jake_, the main character has a scene-stealing mixed breed collie who gets hacked up with a machete during the climactic battle. [/QUOTE] You don’t say? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/48 "2006-12-27T14:41:52Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] Minor nitpick/hijack, but these days I think drag can also just mean costume or outfit you don’t normally wear. For instance leather drag is putting on all your leather biker clothes just to go out to the local leather bar. Sometimes I refer to my business suit as my “business drag” because I don’t like dressing that way on a day-to-day basis. [/QUOTE] Not just these days. I’ve seen “drag” to mean “costume” or “uniform” as far back as the 40s. It was only recently that it was used to mean only dressing in the manner of another gender. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/49 "2006-12-27T14:57:30Z")
I think what I _really_ meant in my corollary is: **Cats are _props_ in the movies.** Discuss?.. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/50 "2006-12-27T15:05:15Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] You don’t say? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Yeah, well, that’s what I get for starting a post in the morning and finishing it up in the afternoon. Note to self: refresh is your friend. But it was a cool dog. And worth multiple mentions, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/51 "2006-12-27T17:27:31Z")
In _Halloween_, Michael Myers strangles a dog at one point. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551/52 "2006-12-28T00:13:35Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I have a god named Spot. [/QUOTE] Chanelling Steven Wright: _I have a god named Spot.. I poured spot remover on my god.. Now he’s invisible just like all the others.._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-gods-in-the-movies/385551.md?page=2)