Adapted from c.k'. '.strtoupper('s')tead's novel smith's dream, sleeping dogs almost single handedly kickstarted the new zealand new wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature films could resonate with both local and international audiences, and launching the big screen careers of director roger donaldson no way out, species and sam neill jurassic park, possession.neill – in his first lead role in a feature – plays smith, a man escaping the break up of his marriage by finding isolation on an island off the coromandel peninsula'. '.strtoupper('a')s he settles into his new life, the country is experiencing its own turmoil an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, into which smith reluctantly finds himself increasingly involved.co starring warren oates bring me the head of alfredo garcia as the commander of a us army unit drawn into the conflict, sleeping dogs is simultaneously a political thriller, a personal drama and a true landmark in new zealand cinema.special edition contentshigh definition 1080p blu ray presentationoptional 2.0 uncompressed lpcm and dts hd ma 5.1 soundtracksoptional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingcommentary by writer director roger donaldson, actor sam neill and actor writer ian munethe making of sleeping dogs 2004, a 65 minute retrospective documentary on the film's production featuring interviews with donaldson, neill, mune, geoff murphythe making of sleeping dogs 1977, a contemporary behind the scenes documentary featuring interviews with donaldson and neilltheatrical trailerreversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by sean phillips