Good Boy (2025) - Blu-ray Forum

acroyear2 · 03-13-2025, 12:55 AM

Sooo... I might be a bit too early in starting this thread, but a movie that premiered at SXSW this year has quite piqued my interest.

The movie in question is titled Good Boy, but don't confuse it with the 2022 Scandinavian film of the same name, or Good Boys, the 2019 American comedy. No, this one has the premise of the "sixth sense" a pet dog possesses in detecting things that goes bump in the night that their human owners cannot.

As of now there are no posters, trailers, or distributor for this film so it might be awhile before anything becomes available. The only tidbits I am going on is the premise and the handful of reviews (which are thus far are leaning on the positive side).

Far more than merely a novel idea, Good Boy offers a string of effective scares amidst an intriguing story of ever increasing horror. - THN

Leonberg crafts a thoughtful, unnerving, and heartrending portrayal of how utterly terrifying it can be for a dog when his whole world is upended and he’s unable to understand why. - Bloody Disgusting

Leonberg shows so much promise, ultimately delivering a horror movie that not only has the scares but also a massive heart. - Collider

mwynn · 03-17-2025, 12:04 PM

acroyear2 · 05-02-2025, 02:15 AM

Progress! Shudder acquires distribution rights for Good Boy

BluBonnet · 08-18-2025, 04:42 PM

NI-Gunner · 08-18-2025, 05:04 PM

As far as gimmicks go this is a pretty good one! I'm especially curious how one would even go about giving the audience a satisfying resolution here.

Bubbles-11 · 08-24-2025, 12:41 AM

Independent Film Company and Shudder will now be giving this a wide release and not a limited release when it comes out on October 3rd due to high trailer viewership and buzz

https://www.indiewire.com/news/analy...source=twitter

Zivouhr · 08-24-2025, 10:56 PM

I saw the news on this one too, having something like 1.6 million views of the trailer in only 6 days roughly.

The trailer, is this about a dog that has to protect against burglars? I saw the trailer but didn't fully see what was going on in the darkness. Okay, I see it's some kind of illness the person has. Probably the owner gets very ill.

MikeScott · Yesterday, 07:47 PM

I'm excited for this one. I hope the trailer shows in front of The Conjuring: Last Rites at many theaters. That would be great exposure for it. Would love to see this breakout as much as possible. At the moment I think 10 Million would be a great total, but I'd love to see it go higher.

HorrorBlu · Yesterday, 08:35 PM

There was a great little script called Bad Boy that topped the Black List back in 2023 that also utilized the dog's POV for a horror movie. In that one, the dog starts to realize his owner is a serial killer, and the dog might be the only chance of rescue for the next victim who is locked up in the basement.

Despite having the attention of Hollywood back in late 2023, they dragged their feet and meanwhile a little indie snuck in and beat them to the punch.

There was a Deadline article earlier this year that filming was set to begin in August, but I'm not sure if that ended up happening:
https://deadline.com/2025/02/lili-re...fm-1236279194/

03-13-2025, 12:55 AM	#1
acroyear2 Power Member Member since:Nov 2016	Good Boy (2025) Sooo... I might be a bit too early in starting this thread, but a movie that premiered at SXSW this year has quite piqued my interest. The movie in question is titled Good Boy, but don't confuse it with the 2022 Scandinavian film of the same name, or Good Boys, the 2019 American comedy. No, this one has the premise of the "sixth sense" a pet dog possesses in detecting things that goes bump in the night that their human owners cannot. As of now there are no posters, trailers, or distributor for this film so it might be awhile before anything becomes available. The only tidbits I am going on is the premise and the handful of reviews (which are thus far are leaning on the positive side). Far more than merely a novel idea, Good Boy offers a string of effective scares amidst an intriguing story of ever increasing horror. - THN Leonberg crafts a thoughtful, unnerving, and heartrending portrayal of how utterly terrifying it can be for a dog when his whole world is upended and he’s unable to understand why. - Bloody Disgusting Leonberg shows so much promise, ultimately delivering a horror movie that not only has the scares but also a massive heart. - Collider

05-02-2025, 02:15 AM	#3
acroyear2 Power Member Member since:Nov 2016	Progress! Shudder acquires distribution rights for Good Boy

08-18-2025, 05:04 PM	#5
NI-Gunner Special Member Member since:Sep 2017	As far as gimmicks go this is a pretty good one! I'm especially curious how one would even go about giving the audience a satisfying resolution here.

08-24-2025, 12:41 AM	#6
Bubbles-11 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2017 4K collection:87 Blu-ray collection:643 DVD collection:401 MA collection:359 Digital collection:23 iTunes collection:28	Independent Film Company and Shudder will now be giving this a wide release and not a limited release when it comes out on October 3rd due to high trailer viewership and buzz https://www.indiewire.com/news/analy...source=twitter

08-24-2025, 10:56 PM	#7
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	I saw the news on this one too, having something like 1.6 million views of the trailer in only 6 days roughly. The trailer, is this about a dog that has to protect against burglars? I saw the trailer but didn't fully see what was going on in the darkness. Okay, I see it's some kind of illness the person has. Probably the owner gets very ill.

Yesterday, 07:47 PM	#8
MikeScott Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Minnesota Trading Score:503	I'm excited for this one. I hope the trailer shows in front of The Conjuring: Last Rites at many theaters. That would be great exposure for it. Would love to see this breakout as much as possible. At the moment I think 10 Million would be a great total, but I'd love to see it go higher.

Yesterday, 08:35 PM	#9
HorrorBlu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:1	There was a great little script called Bad Boy that topped the Black List back in 2023 that also utilized the dog's POV for a horror movie. In that one, the dog starts to realize his owner is a serial killer, and the dog might be the only chance of rescue for the next victim who is locked up in the basement. Despite having the attention of Hollywood back in late 2023, they dragged their feet and meanwhile a little indie snuck in and beat them to the punch. There was a Deadline article earlier this year that filming was set to begin in August, but I'm not sure if that ended up happening: https://deadline.com/2025/02/lili-re...fm-1236279194/

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