An interview with co-writer Curtis Hanson by 'The Sun-Sentinel' published on March 8th, 1987 reported: ''He is also responsible for writing 'White Dog' (1982), one of the most controversial films in recent history. It was never shown commercially after charges of racism were leveled against it by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. He explains the film, 'Kristy McNichol acquires a white dog and discovers it is trained to attack and kill black people. She is confused by it and gets involved with a black animal trainer, Paul Winfield, who says he'd like to take on the dog to cure it.' The point of the film was that racism is taught, and it can be un-taught as well. The dog was a metaphor. It's confused, it has lost its equilibrium. When that degree of hate is put in an animal, it ruins it.' 'Originally, 'White Dog' was going to star Jessica Lange and be directed by Roman Polanski,' Hanson says. 'But the script sat on the shelf at Paramount for years. It turned into an exploitation project and Sam Fuller was hired to direct. We wrote it together. The NAACP put pressure on the studio not to release it because the studio thought the idea of the dog was too dangerous. The studio recut the film and it was shown for one week on cable television. No director in the course of his career has dealt with racial issues as deftly as Fuller. To see 'White Dog' banned is sad and ironic'."

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