I wrote back here what an obviously excellent tale for the movies the story of Sophie The Wonder Dog is. Dog falls off boat, dog swims through shark infested waters, dog spends weeks on a tropical island fending for itself, dogs learns to hunt and eat goats, owners never believe Sophie is dead, dog is rescued, reunited with owners, everyone weeps and leaves the cinema feeling great.
Simple.
A great Australian movie about a great Australian dog.
But now Hollywood is getting involved.
This first PR pitch, however, isn't promising :
"...it's Castaway meets Survivor except it's a dog. Americans love uplifting stories about animals."So does the rest of the world. So don't turn Sophie's Story into loud, moist American schlock.
And if Sophie isn't a Blue Heeler in the movie, with an Australian accent (if she must talk at all) there will be cinema boycotts.
