Danny The Dog

A Tale of Two Titles, Part 1
I first became aware of this movie when I picked up the score CD by UK trip hoppers Massive Attack. At the time I was only interested in the soundtrack, then I started seeing the trailers. The movie is pretty over the top, with Jet Li's character Danny literally being treated like a dog. I laughed when I first saw the title, Danny The Dog, as it pretty much hit the nail on the head. Perhaps that's why the title was changed. In writer Luc Besson's native France, the original working title was kept. As with Besson's The Professional (a.k.a. Leon), Europeans seem to prefer to connect with the human story rather than the action (unlike Americans).

Continued in Part 2 above...