Firehouse Dog (2007)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Todd Holland

Writers (WGA):

Claire-Dee Lim (written by) &
Mike Werb (written by) ...

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Hollywood's Coolest Dog Just Got Hotter

Plot:

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid (Hutcherson) to get the station back on its feet.

Plot Keywords:

Firehouse | Ambulance | Laptop Computer | Rescue | Dog Stealing Food

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Josh Hutcherson	...	Shane Fahey
Bruce Greenwood	...	Connor Fahey
Bill Nunn	...	Joe Musto
Scotch Ellis Loring	...	Lionel Bradford
Mayte Garcia	...	Pep Clemente
Teddy Sears	...	Terence Kahn
Arwen	...	Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
Frodo	...	Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
Rohan	...	Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
Stryder	...	Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
Steven Culp	...	Zachary Hayden
Dash Mihok	...	Trey Falcon
Bree Turner	...	Liz Knowles
Hannah Lochner	...	Jasmine "J.J." Presley
Claudette Mink	...	Captain Jessie Presley

Also Known As:

Le chien de la caserne (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of action peril, some mild crude humor and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Ireland:PG | USA:PG (certificate #42566) | Sweden:7 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario/Quebec) | UK:PG | South Africa:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Germany:6 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Venezuela:PG-13 | Norway:7 (DVD rating) | Norway:A (TV rating) | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Trivia:

The dogs featured in the pictures at the end of the movie (during the credits) were winners of a photo/essay contest hosted by www.dogster.com. Members had to submit a photo of their dog along with an essay explaining why their dog is a hero.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the Medel ceremony there are brown leaves all over the red carpet. In the long shot facing the stage there are no leaves.

Quotes:

Captain Jessie Presley: Looks like I owe you an apology.
Connor Fahey: For what?
Captain Jessie Presley: Your mascot. He isn't afraid of fire.
[cut to Dewey putting out a fire]
Connor Fahey: He isn't afraid of anything.

Movie Connections:

References "Rescue 911" (1989)

Soundtrack:

The Envy

Surprised by this movie - I enjoyed it, and so did my kids!

I gave it such a high rating not b/c I think it's such a great movie, but b/c it did what a family/kid movie is supposed to do - make you laugh, keep the kids' (and my) attention, and not make you fall asleep.

It did all of those things. Based on some of these reviews here, I expected it to absolutely stink. But my kids who are 4 and 6, and I thought maybe too young for this type of movie, were riveted. They liked the silly humor, and when the father and son had their screen time together my son cuddled with me and was obviously moved. And I didn't feel like pulling my hair out and I never checked my watch.

All of this made for a fun, worth-the-matinée-price, movie experience. On top of it, my husband took the kids to see this movie last week; so this was my first time, and their second - and they sat still through it the whole way.

Funny, sweet, enjoyable movie.