Sleeping Dogs Lie.

Take-no-prisoners comedian Bobcat Goldthwait's second feature hinges on the consequences of a single, inexplicable act of bestiality, and while billed as a comedy, it's more accurately provocative. Unfortunately, the conversations it's likely to provoke are the kind that are probably best not had. When sweet, pretty overachiever Amy (Melinda Page Hamilton, who brings a disarming sweetness to an almost impossible role) was an 18-year-old college freshman, she succumbed to a bizarre urge and had carnal knowledge of her dog. Immediately horrified, she gave the dog away, never repeated the transgression and never told anyone. Now 26 and teaching preschool, Amy is ...