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Good Boy! (2003)
4.9
Ratings: 4.9/10 from 2,254 users
Metascore:
49/100
Reviews: 43 user | 52 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com
An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet. Director:John Hoffman |
87 min - 
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Cast
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| Molly Shannon | ... | ||
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| Kevin Nealon | ... | ||
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Brittany Moldowan | ... | |
| George Touliatos | ... | ||
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Hunter Elliott | ... |
Frankie
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Peter Flemming | ... | |
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Bob the Dog Catcher
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Brenda Crichlow | ... |
Mrs. Fleming
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D. Harlan Cutshall | ... | |
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Chaka White | ... | |
| Nicola Anderson | ... | ||
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Storyline
Owen Baker is a 12-year-old loner who has been working as a neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. His hard work pays off when his parents let him adopt a scruffy mutt he names Hubble. Both boy and dog get more than they bargained for when Owen wakes up one morning to discover he can understand every word Hubble says, including the ominous phrase: "Take me to your leaders." Owen learns that dogs came to Earth thousands of years ago to colonize and dominate the planet. Hubble (who is really named Canid 3942) has been sent by the powerful Greater Dane on a mission from the Dog Star Sirius to make sure dogs have fulfilled this destiny. Despite the best efforts of Owen's rag-tag group of neighborhood dogs to convince him otherwise, Hubble soon discovers the awful truth about Earth dogs: "You're all pets!" Now Owen (a boy... Written by Sujit R. Varma
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
This Fall...Earth is going to the dogs. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Um Cão do Outro Mundo See more »Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBox Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,107,022 (USA) (12 October 2003) (3225 Screens)Gross:
$37,566,230 (USA) (30 November 2003)Company Credits
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Owen: Yep.
Wilson: Can I have a cookie? No wait, ten cookies? No, can I have twenty cookies? Twenty cookies?
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Written by Harry Nilsson
Performed by Uncle Kracker
Produced by Mike Bradford
Courtesy of Lava Records See more »
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Trivia
Liam Aiken was allowed to hold the camera and film one shot in the film, but it ended up being cut. See more »Goofs
Plot holes: Who built the dogs' spaceships? They can't have done it themselves, not having opposable thumbs. See more »Quotes
Wilson: You can really understand me? Right now, you can understand what I am saying to you?Owen: Yep.
Wilson: Can I have a cookie? No wait, ten cookies? No, can I have twenty cookies? Twenty cookies?
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Soundtracks
"The Puppy Song"Written by Harry Nilsson
Performed by Uncle Kracker
Produced by Mike Bradford
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