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A guy suffering from a midlife crisis takes in a dog that's crazier than he is.A guy suffering from a midlife crisis takes in a dog that's crazier than he is.A guy suffering from a midlife crisis takes in a dog that's crazier than he is.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
Pamela Stewart
- Patti
- (as Pamela Holden Stewart)
Karen Allen
- Paula
- (voice)
Leo Trombetta
- Richard
- (voice)
Patricia Lentz
- Holly
- (voice)
- (as Pat Lentz)
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- TriviaThe veterinary hospital scenes in the film were shot at the Animal Hospital of White Plains. The hospital is co-owned by Dr. Maria Lagana, who also served as Vet consultant on the picture.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
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love letter to dogs and their owners
Not your typical dog movie - here the dog actually acts like a real dog. No talking animals, no over-the-top staged smarts or heroics. It plays more like an episode of the Dog Whisperer - BEFORE they call in Cesar. Bridges plays a semi-creepy sad sack of a blocked writer who, through somewhat unclear circumstances, unwittingly and unwillingly adopts the border collie from hell. Having adopted a somewhat crazed border collie myself, I can say the dogs behavior and interactions with Bridges are spot on, and there is no need for the typical Hollywood (c.f. Beethoven) hyperbole - the dog is not quite the lovable scamp, and the Bridges' Katz is not a wholly sympathetic character. With a little unwelcome help from his friends, peace is eventually made between the writer and his dog. That's the good - the bad is this movie seems to be the anti-Marley - we only get a bare smattering of how the "adoption" came to pass, what the hell is going on between Katz and his family, and what happened to the other yellow lab? One gets the sense of script problems and/or a heavy hand in the editing room, which is too bad because while these details are not important, the missing pieces are distracting, and flaw this otherwise refreshingly realistic, yet still eminently watchable dog flick.
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- jdbunda
- Sep 21, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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