Hundhotellet (2000)

On their way to find Paris, Sture the dog (Hasse Alfredsson) and his friend Picasso end up on a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Along with Miss Mops, Sture tries to sniff out who is causing all the strange events of the hotel.

Director:

Per Åhlin

Writers:

Hans Åke Gabrielsson, Per Åhlin

Stars:

Hans Alfredson, Margreth Weivers, Jan Mybrand

Cast

Credited cast:
Hans Alfredson	...	Sture (voice)
Margreth Weivers	...	Miss Mops (voice)
Jan Mybrand	...	Picasso (voice)
Tomas von Brömssen	...	Hotellvärden (voice)
Björn Kjellman	...	Ke Ping (voice)
Rolf Skoglund	...	Baskerville (voice)
Johan Ulveson	...	Kypare 1 (voice)
Bo Christer Hjelte	...	Kypare II (voice)
Peter Harryson	...	Jägmästarn (voice)
Pernilla Wahlgren	...	Lifterskan (voice)
Karin Gidfors	...	Städerskan, Köksan (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stig Grybe	...	Dr Dunkelspiel (voice)
Johan Rabaeus	...	Mr Big / Mr Green (voice)

Storyline

On their way to find Paris, Sture the dog (Hasse Alfredsson) and his friend Picasso end up on a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Along with Miss Mops, Sture tries to sniff out who is causing all the strange events of the hotel.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | one word title

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Taglines:

En mystisk historia

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Sweden Denmark Norway

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

10 March 2000 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Hundehotellet

Company Credits

Production Co:

Memfis Film, Northern Lights, Pennfilm AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea for the movie came when the director Per Åhlin one rainy night drove across a road-sign reading: Dog hotel. Upon investigation he discovered that there was no such thing and the hotel probably had been closed down. The sign is as of 2010 still standing there, it's location is some were north of Swedish town Uppsala.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #25.9 (2001)

User Reviews

As good as it gets

If you want grand stories of heroism and bravery, watch Disney. If you wan't beautiful grand exotic stories of travelling and self-discovery, watch Miyazaki. But what do you watch when you wan't to see a nice, funny, cosy and nostalgic cartoon? Hundhotellet.

This movie is a classy whodunit with twists and turns. The main character is Sture, the dog. He goes for a vacation with his friend and ends up at Hotel Rosebud. There a mystic story in true Agatha Christie-style unravels.

The voice acting is wonderful. There are no kids nor any action scenes in this movie, so the shouting usually found in children's movies is nowhere to be found. Instead, we have great narrating by Hasse Alfredsson, which is about a million times better.

The other voices are nice too, all fitting their characters. The stereotype American Mr. Big is very funny, as is the nervous hotel manager.

You wear a smile all the way when watching this movie. It's the perfect movie for the entire family. A comfortable pace and wonderful characters make this movie stand out from all other children's movies today.

10/10