"Good Boy is a novel concept in the haunted-house genre - it's told entirely from the point of view of a dog, and it's got a surprisingly moving twist in its tail, sorry, tale. Co-written and directed by Ben Leonberg, who is also star pup Indy's owner in real life, it tells the story of Todd (Shane Jensen), a man suffering with an unnamed serious illness, who takes his dog to live with him in his late grandfather's old house in the country."
"Co-written with Alex Cannon and co-produced by Leonberg's wife, Kari Fischer, the film was shot over three years in and around a New Jersey farmhouse. Fischer and Leonberg moved into the house during that time, with Indy leaning into his Hollywoof era by claiming a king-size bed in the guest room between takes. "We joked that it was essentially his trailer," says Fischer. (During our Zoom interview, Indy is napping on a giant, cozy bed between the couple.)"
"When Good Boy premiered at SXSW earlier this year, it was the surprise hit of the festival, with one critic going as far as to dub Indy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, as "one of the most emotive actors of his generation." These plaudits have equally amused and bemused Leonberg. "Keep in mind, and I cannot say this enough," he says,"
A haunted-house story is presented entirely from a dog's point of view, centering on Todd, a man with an unnamed serious illness, and his dog Indy. Todd moves into his late grandfather's farmhouse with Indy, where the dog senses eerie phenomena that Todd ignores. Ben Leonberg co-wrote and directed the film and owns Indy; Alex Cannon co-wrote and Kari Fischer co-produced. The production spanned three years in and around a New Jersey farmhouse where the couple lived during shooting. Indy reacts to strange noises and apparitions, providing an emotive canine perspective and an unexpectedly moving twist.
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