It is a performances centric movie

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

What can you say about a movie like this? There actually is a plot. That's more then I can say about a few of the movies I have watched in the last two years. Some thieves get lucky and manage to heist a shipment of American money leaving Europe. A million dollars worth! Back in 1964 that was quite a chunk of change. But the "lucky" thieves aren't so lucky after all. In the process of heisting the money, a guard is killed so all the police in the area are aggressively trying to hunt them down. They were smart enough to heist the dough, but not smart enough to keep it secret. They were talking too loud in the hotel room and were over heard by the manager who decides to pursue them and get the whole enchilada.Crazy things start to go wrong, the deserted island isn't deserted, people start dying and no one knows "whodunit". Of course some of the guys have to start a fight that smashes windows and breaks furniture but a bit later the glass door is intact. Two of the women get into a hair pulling cat fight on a boat, both fall in the water but as soon as we see Jayne out of the water, her hair is frizzy and dry as a bone while the other girl's hair is wet.The owner of the huge house on the island is definitely missing a few marbles and adds a bit of mystery to the movie. Cameron Mitchell plays the role of the tough guy and is probably the most convincing character in the whole mess. Jayne wiggles and jumps around like a party girl who doesn't seem to understand that there are some very dangerous people in the crowd. Close to the end you begin to wonder who really is the murderer?Another flub up is near the very end. One of the men is attacking one of the women because he thinks she is hiding the missing money. In doing so he is ripping off her shirt so she ends up in just her underwear. In one scene they turn so her back is to the camera showing a wide bra strap across her back with at least four hooks. Later, she is seen floating in the water face down with a very narrow strap across the back. I guess she stopped to change her bra before falling off the cliff.Those are a few of the things that make you groan. Some parts are so bad you have to laugh a bit. Dody Heath was actually quite cute in this picture and played a believable role as the doting, innocent, younger sister of a scoundrel.I rated it a five just because it gave me a few laughs at the absurdities.There was some gorgeous scenery and that building on the island was incredible. Lots of beautiful stone work and wood panels, and huge stairway. Really a grand old building.No Oscar performances here, just a bit of goofiness. Some will chuckle at this movie and finish it, others will leave about thirty minutes into it or just allow themselves to drift off to sleep.

While Darlene (Jayne Mansfield) writhes orgasmically on a bed of cash, her lover is pushing Corbett (Cameron Mitchell) over a cliff. All three have just stolen a million dollars bound for the States to be destroyed and a European manhunt has begun because they kill a guard. The manager of the hotel they're staying at and his lover, the hotel proprietress (Isa Miranda), find out and hatch a plan to murder the two and take the money for themselves right under the nose of the police. Darlene and her man soon hide out on a deserted Aegean island that once housed Europe's most famous bordello with the manager and his sister in hot pursuit. But Corbett isn't dead and the island isn't deserted: the deranged brothel owner and her manservant have come home for the old lady to die. The money goes missing, the cast go after it and it's dog-eat-dog as a killer picks them off one by one... Here's another link between the Film Noir and the Giallo. There's "giallo" written all over it although there's no color and the killings aren't exactly set pieces. The stark B&W photography and crime caper plot give the proceedings a noir "feel" and the denouement is the perfect blend of THE KILLING (1956) and Mario Bava's BAY OF BLOOD (1971). This den-of-thieves whodunit contains many future staples of the giallo genre: sunglasses, leather gloves, strange sibling relationships, nymphomania, greed and death by various gruesome means including defenestration, garrote, gun, knife, fire, water and painting. DOG EAT DOG also pays tribute to at least two dark films of the Golden Age: the mad madame and her bald manservant living in the abandoned villa hark back to SUNSET BLVD and one murder mirrors THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. This film is more than highly recommended; it's important in the evolution of the "Golden Age Of The Giallo" and there's more than enough noir to satisfy those desiring the dark. The bitterly cynical world-view outdoes even Monogram's DECOY in its ending and, like that film, there isn't one incorruptible character in the whole motley crew. The lusty Mansfield spends much of the time in various states of undress while crying out for clean panties, exclaiming "Crackers!" a lot, and spouting wisdom like "I've got a pash for the cash." There's even a knock-down, drag-out cat-fight between Jayne and the hotel manager's sister (Dody Heath). International actress Isa Miranda had a small but pivotal part in Mario Bava's masterpiece: BAY OF BLOOD and DOG EAT DOG was long rumored to have been directed by schlockmeister Albert Zugsmith but this is incorrect. The project was begun by Zugsmith & Co. two years earlier but was abandoned before filming began; it was later resumed by a German/European conglomerate. Based on the novel by Robert Bloomfield.See it ASAP!

After her box office successes at Fox with hits such as The Wayward Bus, The Girl Can't Help it and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, the event that was Jayne Mansfield carved a new, and ultimately more interesting, career for herself in several European independent films.Dog Eat Dog, released in 1964, was filmed in the former Yugoslavia and features Mansfield as Darlene, one third of a gang of crooks who have availed themselves of $1m in stolen cash. After escaping to a "deserted" island with several other money-mad misfits in tow, the body count starts to rack up and the hunt is on for a killer while everyone else tries to get away with the loot.Sure, this movie is obviously low budget but it's still a lot of fun. The locations are nice, the dialogue is suitably trashy, it's pretty well directed and plot-wise it's watchable right to the end. And where else can you see one time Fox Amazon Mansfield hareing round a desert island with mad hair and a black eye? Recently re-released on DVD with some tasty extras this movie is well worth a look and proof, if any was needed, that Mansfield's post Fox film period wasn't totally devoid of gems.

I've just seen this! It was oddly compelling. My partner gave up on it in the first half hour, but I just HAD to see it all of the way through! As others have said, it's about three thieves on the run after stealing money that was to be sent back to the USA for destruction. What a strange yet wonderful film. It was obviously made towards the end of Jayne's career, as her star was falling...but she acts as if she was still on the A-List! But it's bottom of the barrel-ness makes it (and her performance) all the more interesting!The movie starts off slowly, but once the thieves make an open sea break for it (with hostage in tow) and end up on a kooky island estate run by a demented older woman, things really shift gears and it becomes very (unintentionally) avant garde! In this movie you get a way-past-her-prime Jayne doing her own thing (she truly seems to be in her own world while chaos reigns around her), an older woman with a few screws loose, a mysterious killer offing everyone one by one, Cameron Mitchell who never takes the time to wash off the blood and grime that is all over his face, a balding, monocled butler who looks like he's from a 2nd rate (3rd rate?) touring company of "SUNSET BOULEVARD", and did I mention Jayne? See Jayne dance! See Jayne in a cat fight! See Jayne roll around in her undies on a bed full of money! See Jayne in constant heat! See a hefty Jayne run wild on a strange island in nothing but a feather trimmed negligee, a black eye, and extremely bad hair! Just so strange! WOW! I got this movie on a cheapy double bill (the mind-numbingly awful "SHE DEMONS" is the second feature) DVD. I sought it out just for "DOG EAT DOG", and I was NOT let down (the DVD was ultra cheap anyway...). I just wish someone out there would RESTORE this movie. It's wild and I think it could develop a cult following! NOT for everyone--but take a chance!