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The canine star of Good Boy didn’t know he was in a horror movie
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American film-maker Ben Leonberg and Indy, the star of horror movie Good Boy.
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Esther Zuckerman
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- Ben Leonberg's horror film Good Boy stars his dog Indy, whose "performance" is created through cinematography and sound, not traditional acting.
- The film, inspired by Poltergeist, shows terror through Indy's eyes; filming took over 400 days in Leonberg's house.
- Challenges included controlling Indy's gaze, keeping him steady and focused, solved with calmness, cooling, and using random words to trigger emotion.
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NEW YORK – American director Ben Leonberg wants to make sure that when discussing the lead actor in Good Boy, there are quotes around the word “performance”.
“I cannot stress enough that he does not know he is in a movie,” Leonberg said.
