''Love on a Leash'' is a 2011
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by Fen Tian which stars Jana Camp and
Stephen Kramer Glickman
Stephen Kramer Glickman (born March 17, 1979) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and podcast host based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as for his role as Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Big Time Rush'' (20 ...
. It has become known for its unusual creative choices and is frequently included on lists of especially bad or bizarre movies.
Synopsis
Lisa is a young woman who has not been lucky finding a romantic partner. She meets a golden retriever whom she names Prince (who also calls himself Alvin Flang). After discovering that Prince turns into a human man each night, Lisa falls in love with him.
Cast
* Jana Camp as Lisa
*
Stephen Kramer Glickman
Stephen Kramer Glickman (born March 17, 1979) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and podcast host based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as for his role as Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Big Time Rush'' (20 ...
as Prince/Alvin Flang (voice)
* Gloria Winship Ayon as Mother
* Shane Ayon as Store Owner
* Aneese Khamo as Prince (human form)
* Rob Lanza as Frank
* Michaelina Lee as Friend
Cult status
Since release, ''Love on a Leash'' has earned notoriety as a
cult film
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. It has been covered on movie podcasts such as ''
How Did This Get Made?
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''
and ''
The Flop House
''The Flop House'' is a comedy podcast about films that flop, either commercially or critically, produced every two weeks. It is made in Brooklyn, New York and hosted by Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, and Elliott Kalan. Each episode focuses ...
''.
The film website ''
Collider
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Colliders are used as a research tool in particle ...
'' listed ''Love on a Leash'' as one of the best "so bad, they're good" films of the 2010s.
See also
*
List of films considered the worst
The films listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst films ever made. Examples of such sources include Metacritic, Roger Ebert's list of most-hated films, ''The Golden Turkey ...
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt2185022, Love on a Leash
2011 films
2011 independent films
Films about dogs