Lawn Dogs (1997)

"Lawn Dogs" is a 1997 drama set behind the gates of a manicured suburban development. Class friction simmers beneath tidy hedges and polite smiles. The story follows an unlikely friendship between a working-class groundskeeper and a precocious young girl. Her family belongs to that world of quiet privilege. Kathleen Quinlan plays one of the parents caught up in the neighborhood's suppressed tensions. The archive holds 2 scenes pulled from the film. Quinlan bares skin in moments that cut against the story's buttoned-up surface. It's a small, sharp indie with an edge that catches viewers off guard.