<Li> Weezer as Jangers the Dog </Li> <P> The film's director, Eli Craig, and his wife Sasha have brief roles as a cameraman and reporter respectively . </P> <P> The production began in June 2009 with the casting of the actors . Principal photography started one month later in Calgary, Alberta . In October 2009, post production ensued in British Columbia, and the first images were released as part of the American Film Market . On 31 October 2009, the first trailer was released . </P> <P> The film premiered on 22 January 2010 at Sundance Film Festival and was on 12 March 2010 part of the SXSW Film Festival . The film was distributed by Magnolia and received a limited theatrical release in the US on 30 September 2011 . On its opening weekend, the film grossed $52,843 from 30 theaters . Domestic gross currently stands at $223,838, with foreign gross adding $4,525,678, bringing the worldwide gross to $4,749,516; almost recouping its $5,000,000 budget . </P>

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