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Stone Bros. (2009)

play May contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Animal suffering or death; Coarse language – low
clip Merlin the demon zombie dog

Original classification rating: MA. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

After Elizabeth’s (Sarah Lawrence) dog Merlin urinates on Charlie’s leg, Charlie (Leon Burchill) accidentally kills Merlin. But Merlin comes back to life as a demon zombie and chases Charlie round the block, even when he drives off with Eddie (Luke Carroll), Vincent (Valentino del Toro) and Regina (David Page). Finally, Vincent decides to confront the dog.

Curator’s notes

by Liz McNiven

This clip shows Frankland’s mix of magical realism and slapstick comedy as the dog Merlin returns from the dead to terrorise Charlie.