Snow Dogs (2002)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers (WGA):

Jim Kouf (screenplay) and
Tommy Swerdlow (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Get ready for mush hour!

Plot:

When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Sled Dog | Race | Dentist | Inheritance

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Ted
James Coburn	...	Thunder Jack
Sisqó	...	Dr. Rupert Brooks (as Sisqo)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Amelia
M. Emmet Walsh	...	George
Graham Greene	...	Peter Yellowbear
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Ernie
Joanna Bacalso	...	Barb
Jean Michel Paré	...	Olivier (as Jean-Michel Pare)
Michael Bolton	...	Himself - Special Appearance
Jason Pouliotte	...	Sneed Brother #1
David Boyce	...	Sneed Brother #2
Frank C. Turner	...	Neely
Ron Small	...	Arthur
Alison Matthews	...	TV Reporter

Also Known As:

Chiens des neiges (Canada: French title)
Winterdance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild crude humor.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Austria:0 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:8 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | USA:PG (No. 38504) | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Inside the cave, Jack calls Ted a silly "greenhorn". 'James Coburn', who plays Jack, also used the term "greenhorn" in the movie Charade (1963).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Ted's mom takes a cab to his sled race, she tells the taxi driver that she only has American money. They're in Alaska.

Quotes:

Thunder Jack: I can't believe you actually bit that dog on the ear.
Ted: But that's what everyone says you're supposed to do.
Thunder Jack: Well, sure, but... I never met a man dumb enough to do it!

Movie Connections:

References Airplane! (1980)

Soundtrack:

Dance With Me

Great family film

If you like dogs, if you like an adventure, you'll probably enjoy this film. Even a bit of a tear-jerker as Cuba Gooding goes to save his long-lost father! The love interest is attractive. The dogs are cute. Even the border-collie is great! My 4 yo loves the movie. We re-enact the "Demon, save me!" scene often. Demon is the name of the lead dog. Comical slapstick mishaps run throughout the film as Ted (Cuba) is constantly being chased by dogs, dragged through the snow, slides down hills, and suffers mild injuries. None of these are excessive, however, a few crude remarks, some adult dialogue and a suggestive image, are not appropriate for very young children. But reasonably acceptable for children age 6 and up.