Good Boy! (2003)

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

Writers:

Zeke Richardson (story), Zeke Richardson (screen story),

Stars:

Molly Shannon, Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Molly Shannon	...	Mrs. Baker
Liam Aiken	...	Owen Baker
Kevin Nealon	...	Mr. Baker
Brittany Moldowan	...	Connie Fleming
George Touliatos	...	Mr. Leone
Patti Allan	...	Ms. Ryan
Hunter Elliott	...	Frankie (as Hunter Elliot)
Mikhael Speidel	...	Fred
Benjamin Ratner	...	Wilson's Dad
Peter Flemming	...	Wilson's Other Dad
Paul Vogt	...	Bob the Dog Catcher (as Paul C. Vogt)
Brenda Crichlow	...	Mrs. Fleming (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
D. Harlan Cutshall	...	Mr. Fleming
Chaka White	...	Woman at the Pound
Nicola Anderson	...	Woman at the Pound

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 who never had a friend) and Hubble (a dog who never needed one) must work together to prepare the neighborhood dogs for a visit...

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Plot Keywords:

dog | planet | neighborhood | star | boy | 

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Taglines:

This Fall...Earth is going to the dogs.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [br] MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Um Cão do Outro Mundo

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$110,809 (Brazil) (12 March 2004)

Gross:

$270,851 (Brazil) (26 March 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Jim Henson Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Liam Aiken was given his own Italian greyhound puppy (which he named Kes) as a gift for working on the film. It was to be presented on his last day of filming, but was withheld until the end of the day as his saddest scene was to be filmed on that day and the crew didn't want him to be happy.

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Goofs

If dogs have a planet where they are the rulers, and humans have never been in control, than that planet can't possibly have anything like pugs or chihuahuas. These and other "toy" breeds can only exist because of inbreeding and genetic engineering directed by humans, in a manner that goes against the natural course of canine nature.

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Quotes

Hubble: [Owen offers to repair Hubble's woofer] "Keep your paws off my woofer!"

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Connections

Referenced in Fear of Clowns (2004)

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Soundtracks

"I Believe I Can Fly"
Written by R. Kelly

User Reviews

Good Boy ? Good Movie !!!!

I went to see this movie because I am a fan of Liam Akin's.

I wasn't expecting much out of the movie, though.

But the movie turned out to be better than I expected.

It had a few flavors of "Benji" and "The Cat From Outter Space" mixed into it.

A definite must-see for people who have children or nieces and nephews.