Greyfriars Bobby (2005)

Director:

John Henderson

Writers:

John Henderson, Richard Mathews,

Stars:

James Cosmo, Suzanne Dance, Ron Donachie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Cosmo	...	James Brown
Suzanne Dance	...	Smithie's Worker
Ron Donachie	...	Laurie
Charles Donnelly	...	Trader With Pie
Lawrence Douglas	...	Civil Servant
Tom Freeman	...	Bemused Sentry
Frank Gilhooley	...	Chef
Oliver Golding	...	Ewan Adams
Christopher Lee	...	The Lord Provost
Martha Leishman	...	Mrs. McPherson
Thomas Lockyer	...	Constable John Gray
William McBain	...	Sergeant Scott (as William MacBain)
Joy McBrinn	...	Tenement Survivor
Gina McKee	...	Maureen Gray
Alex McSherry	...	Chief Warder

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dog | animal name in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Filming Locations:

Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Piccadilly Pictures, The Oxford Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2003 the Scottish Screen, which had posted a lottery of £500,000, pulled the funding towards this film. As a result the film was going to be made in Luxembourg.

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Connections

Remake of Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)

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Soundtracks

"Here Inside"
Written by John David & Mark Thomas
Performed by Rosanna Thomas (as Rosanna)

User Reviews

Totally unauthentic - an insult to the REAL Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby was NOT a westie - Bobby was a skye terrier. A highlight of my childhood day trips to Edinburgh was to go to the monument to Bobby. I grew up with the story of the valiant and loyal little dog, as every child in my generation did, and I remember lining up with my mum outside the cinema - with many, many other Dundee children and their mums - to see the wonderful Disney film. How could a movie based on such a wonderful story have been made using a Westie, for heaven's sake. That's like making a movie about the life of Robert Burns, for instance, and portraying him as an Englishman. I say,give Bobby back his breed!