Underdog (2007)

A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers:

Adam Rifkin (screenplay), Joe Piscatella (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A bomb-sniffing beagle is fired from the mayor's office for a faux pas. That night a mad scientist dognaps him and injects him with an elixir. The dog escapes, but now has superpowers. He's adopted by a security guard - an ex-cop, who's a widower with a moody teen son, Jack. The boy discovers that the dog, named Shoeshine by dad, has super powers, but it's their little secret. While Underdog saves people in distress, the mad scientist and his underling continue their plot to catch him and take over the city. There's also a girl Jack likes who has a dog that Shoeshine takes a shine to. Will every dog have his day?

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Plot Keywords:

dog | mad scientist | ex cop | widower | security guard | 

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Taglines:

There's no need to fear. Underdog is here.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [United States] Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alakynsi

Filming Locations:

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£330,914 (UK) (1 February 2008)

Gross:

£869,375 (UK) (15 February 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Have No Fear Productions, Walt Disney Pictures, Maverick Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

The dog that they use for barking at the mailman is obviously not the one that is used in (most) of the rest of the movie. If you look closely at the patterning around the face, you'll see that on the barking dog's left cheek, the brown mark doesn't touch the lip, whereas the "main" dog's brown mark does. Also the barking dog has a softer outline.

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Quotes

Shoeshine Boy: There's no need for fright. Underdog can bite.

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Crazy Credits

Snapshots of the cast and crew's dogs were shown as well as some "Bloopers"

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Connections

Edited from Underdog (1964)

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Soundtracks

Lady
Written by Dennis DeYoung (as Dennis De Young)
Performed by Styx
Courtesy of Wooden Nickel Records

User Reviews

A very good family movie

This movie was good, with the only purpose of entertaining kids and grown up people too. The adaptation from the cartoon was really good and the plot was convincing and very well developed although the story has some flaws, for example, Sweet Polly was a poodle in the cartoon not a cocker spaniel. The cast was good very decent acting from everyone, Jason Lee as the voice of Underdog was very good as well as Amy Adams as Sweet Polly. James Belushi performance was good, very funny and the best one of all in my opinion was Patrick Warburton as Dr. Barsinister. In conclusion, a typical family movie, very enjoyable and entertaining.