On the other hand, Khampa's name is a play on Kham, a ancient province of Tibet, and father. Bilingual Bonus: Some of the characters' names (Bodi, Darma etc.) are based off of various aspects of Indian reincarnation.Big Bad: Linnux, the leader of the gangster wolf pack.BFG: Linnux's gang use a couple of non-lethal models as they attempt to capture Bodi.and escapes by using the holes he punches in the cage. Then Bodi winds up in a caged match with him.
Bears Are Bad News: The Grizzly, a wrestler who works for Linnux, is The Dreaded as far as other wrestlers are concerned.Bodi loses after he accidentally tosses his guitar trying to imitate Trey's more acrobatic moves. Battle of the Bands: Trey challenges Bodi to a shred off to see if he can get in the band.Everyone else is a Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal. Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Bodi, Khampa, Angus, The Grizzly, and the sheep villagers.Backup Bluff: Part of Khampa's defense for Snow Mountain is to have a group of sheep disguised as him stand on guard alongside him so it appears they have an entire mastiff army protecting them.Award-Bait Song: Even though it hasn't won any awards, "Glorious" can count as one.Art Shift: The prologue is presented in a 2D animation style, much like Kung Fu Panda's opening was.While Angus' main guitar is a modified "Scattercaster", he has a huge collection that includes many different models. All Guitars Are Stratocasters: Subverted.
Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park, released in 2021, follows Bodi one year later, when music mogul Lang gives Bodi and his band True Blue the chance to tour with pop sensation Lil' Foxy. The film is set to be followed up by two Direct to Video sequels. Can Bodi escape the wolves and save Snow Mountain, while being able to make his dreams of being a rock 'n' roll star come true? Meanwhile, Linnux ( Lewis Black), the leader of the wolves who managed to besiege Snow Mountain last time, has his henchmen follow Bodi throughout the city in order to kidnap him and force him to disclose Snow Mountain's defenses. Angus has to deliver a new single to his label in a few days, but he's suffering from Writer's Block, so Bodi just might come in handy after all. He ends up meeting, and bonding with, two members of a nameless band, compassionate fox bassist Darma ( Mae Whitman) and spacey goat drummer Germur ( Jorge Garcia), but arrogant snow leopard guitarist Trey ( Matt Dillon) refuses to accept him.īodi also tries to seek out Angus, who repeatedly brushes him off until he hears the mastiff playing a catchy original song. In the unnamed city, Bodi eventually happens to make his way to Rock & Roll Park, the place where many aspiring musicians gather to ply their trade. When Bodi uses it to tune in a Rock & Roll station from a distant city, he's really hooked-especially after he hears the reclusive feline/ British Rock Star Angus Scattergood ( Eddie Izzard) being interviewed about his forthcoming single.įollowing the advice of wise village elder Fleetwood Yak ( Sam Elliott), Khampa reluctantly lets Bodi leave for the city to find his passion, while taking his homemade guitar with him as well. Now, the aging Khampa is training his son Bodi (Luke Wilson) to take over protecting Snow Mountain for him, but Bodi doesn't have the ability or more importantly, the desire to do so, especially because his passion is music.Īs a result, Khampa promptly decides to ban music from Snow Mountain and lock away every instrument in the village, but everything changes completely when a shipment falls out of a passing cargo plane. In the Backstory, a pack of wolves once attacked Snow Mountain, but were defeated by the village's protector, a proud mastiff named Khampa ( J. In the isolated Tibetan village of Snow Mountain, a community of fun-loving, scatterbrained sheep divide their time between creating woolen garments and making music.