Bailey's Billion$ (2005)

Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, ... See full summary »

Director:

David Devine

Writers:

Heather Conkie (screenplay), Mary Walsh (screenplay)

Stars:

Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dean Cain	...	Theodore Maxwell
Laurie Holden	...	Marge Maggs
Jennifer Tilly	...	Dolores Pennington
Tim Curry	...	Caspar Pennington
Jon Lovitz	...	Bailey (voice)
Max Baker	...	Don Donald
Sheila McCarthy	...	Peggy Delaney
Kenneth Welsh	...	Mouse Delaney
Angela Vallee	...	Samantha Maggs
Munro Chambers	...	Max Rizzo
Eugene Lipinski	...	Leo
Jackie Burroughs	...	Constance Pennington
Melissa DiMarco	...	Tessa (voice) (as Melissa Di Marco)
Richard Waugh	...	Harry Innis
Leon Pownall	...	Judge Cornelius Strawacher

Storyline

Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed dognap scheme hatched by Constance's nasty nephew Caspar and his money-hungry wife Dolores. The despicable duo's wicked plan is to ultimately gain custody of the canine so they can get their greedy paws on his inheritance. Unfortunately for them, there's a thing or two they don't know about Bailey. Not only does he have great street smarts, he has great pals too. Bailey's loyal guardian Ted, kind-hearted animal advocate Marge, her daughter Sam, and a clever border collie named Tessa set out on a hilarious madcap adventure to free their four-legged friend and put the nasty dognappers out of business-for good!

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Plot Keywords:

scheme | animal | inheritance | pet dog | dove approved | 

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Taglines:

A Hero Is Unleashed

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Echo Bridge Entertainment [us]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Bailey

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Devine Entertainment, Spice Factory, Bailey Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the occupation-terms of the crew with the letter "O" have instead figures of dog-paws. And the end credits the figures of dog-paws are involuntarily at the border.

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Soundtracks

"NOCTURNE"
from Carmen, Suite No. 2
by Georges Bizet
Courtesy of Devine Entertainment Corporation

User Reviews

Get out the aerosol can, this one's a bow wow

I was a teacher in a Hamilton school where the crew ate their lunches between takes, as scenes from this one were being shot. I wanted to see street scenes I recognized, so I ordered in pay-per-view for my kids, 10 and 6. They seemed to like it. I didn't recognize a single Hamilton location. Moreover, I couldn't believe how few jokes were in the script, how thin the characters were, how uninspired the plot and the performances. I like Mary Walsh as a CBC satirist and she's created and played some funny newfie characters, but it's obvious that for this movie, she took the cash and handed in a quickly-written piece of doggy doo doo. I think we've seen the last of Bailey. Bow wow!