In telling the story of a Dog who talks, French director and co-writer Jrme Boivin has crafted a unique work of satirical bite and ferocious horror. Baxter is a bull terrier living with an old woman (Lise Delamare) in a Belgian suburb. Narrating the film in a half growl (in French with subtitles), the dog tells us he yearns for the human companionship he can't get from this invalid, who fears him. The openly carnal couple across the street are more to his liking. Baxter recalls a street encounter with the woman: "She was barefoot," says Baxter. "She touched my head. That reminded me of certain ... certain desires."

After a few episodes of violence and confusion, Baxter finds what he believes is the perfect master in Charles (Franois Driancourt), a twisted schoolboy who is fixated on the exploits of Hitler and Eva Braun. It's Charles who disciplines Baxter and gives him rules to obey. But when Baxter's sexual needs cause him to break those rules, the dog is forced to fight for his life and principles. Adapted from the Ken Greenhall novel Hell Hound, the film is a moral fable that uses an animal's view of the world to indict the dark side of humanity. Baxter's voice rings true.

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.