Underdog (2007)

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers (WGA):

Adam Rifkin (screenplay) and
Joe Piscatella (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One Nation, Under Dog.

Plot:

A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Based On TV Series | Pill | Scar | Widower

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Underdog (voice)
Peter Dinklage	...	Dr. Simon Barsinister
James Belushi	...	Dan Unger (as Jim Belushi)
Patrick Warburton	...	Cad
Alex Neuberger	...	Jack
Taylor Momsen	...	Molly
John Slattery	...	Mayor
Amy Adams	...	Polly (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Riff Raff (voice)
Samantha Bee	...	Principal
Timothy Crowe	...	Police Chief
Larry Vigus	...	Security Guard
Mario Mariani	...	Police Officer
Bates Wilder	...	Cop
Alexander 'Alex' Garde	...	Small Boy

MPAA:

Rated PG for rude humor, mild language and action.

Runtime:

Argentina:84 min | USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Hong Kong:I | Ireland:PG | Germany:6 | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #43454) | Canada:G (all jurisdictions)

Filming Locations:

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Have No Fear Productions

Trivia:

Another reference to the original cartoon: The name "Shoeshine" refers to Underdog's secret identity as the shoeshine boy.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Underdog is re-entering Earth’s atmosphere he starts to burn up, when he crashes back to earth and Jack rushes to him and picks him up, you can clearly see it is a puppet.

Quotes:

Dr. Simon Barsinister: [as Simon Barsinister approaches Shoeshine Boy with a hypodermic needle] Don't worry, little guy. It will only hurt... a lot!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Underdog Theme

Actually, it was a pretty good movie.

This movie was fun to watch, even for us adults. The humor was spot on, and the acting was what you'd expect. Jason Lee was great as Underdog's voice. Get this movie when it comes out on DVD. It's worth your while for a few chuckles with the kids. Even though it's aimed at kids, both my wife and I liked it, and honestly, I usually don't like kid's movies. I think they are usually way to low on the intelligence and believability scale. This one, actually had a decent story that didn't stray into stupidity and utter ridiculousness that most kid's movies do. Once again, go see this movie, or get the DVD when it comes out, you can see it again and again.