“A Dog’s Purpose” was engulfed in controversy when behind-the-scenes footage taken from the set of the 2017 film showed an apparently terrified German Shepherd being forced into a swimming pool full of water, with eight outboard motors reportedly churned to recreate a turbulent river.
The video sparked outrage, which led to a call to boycott the movie by PETA and the cancellation of the film’s premiere. Additional footage, however, indicated that the dog — Hercules — was comfortable in the water, and the footage painted a misleading picture of what took place.
W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the book upon which the movie was based and screenwriter for the film, was joined by star Dennis Quaid in insisting that the dog was actually anxious
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