More Than Puppy Love (2002)

This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie want to start a family. ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Whitus

Writer:

Tom Whitus

Stars:

Diane Ladd, Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, Craig Benton

Cast

Credited cast:
Diane Ladd	...	Aunt Edna
Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff	...	Marie (as Pamela Bach)
Craig Benton	...	Curtis
Jim Petersmith	...	Charles Barnett
Hollis McCarthy	...	Laura Barnett
Kyla Pratt	...	Emily
Nathan Hutchings	...	Steve Barnett
Allan Kayser	...	Tony
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeanne Averill	...	Linda
Walter Coppage	...	Doctor Murphy
David Dikeman	...	Pastor Bob
Eric Dooley	...	EM Technician
T. Max Graham	...	Track Coach
Eagen Halter	...	Sonya
Hillary Halter	...	Trish

Storyline

This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie want to start a family. Tragedy strikes when Curtis is paralyzed in a construction accident. Meanwhile, another family welcomes an addition to its household. Teenager Steve Barnett adopts an 8 week old puppy to train as part of a church project. The Barnett family is to house-train Banner for a year. Then the dog would be returned to the Kansas Specialty Dog Service, where it will be trained to assist the disabled and visually impaired. Steve's sister, 8 year old Emily, ends up taking care of Banner, and falls in love with the dog. Her happiness is offset by the tragic circumstances affecting Curtis and Marie. When Marie takes a job as a waitress to support the family, Curtis is left to sit at home alone, wallowing in self pity. Fate intervenes when Steve's father stops at a diner, where he meets Marie and suggests she ...

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mucho más que un cachorro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Waldo West Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Matchmaker Mary (2008)

User Reviews

Thought it was an infomercial

I was flipping channels today and came across this movie. I stopped for about 10 minutes and figured that it must be an infomercial. After some further flipping I went back and it was still there. I had to see what this strange thing was, and found it in the local listing.

This may just be the worst movie ever made. Each scene lasts less than a minute. It looks like it was shot on someones home camcorder. The dialog sounds like, well, a commercial! The closest thing that I could relate it to would be a daytime soap only not sexy.

If this were an infomercial for the KSDS then I would say, "bravo! great public service announcement." But, unfortunately, it appears to be a film.