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Year of the Dog (2007) -- A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
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Year of the Dog (2007) -- A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   3,072 votes
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Director:
Mike White
Writer (WGA):
Mike White (written by)
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Release Date:
31 August 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Has the world left you a stray?
Plot:
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
The Promotion
 (From The AV Club. 5 June 2008, 2:37 PM, PDT)

White Sued Over 'Year of the Dog'
 (From WENN. 8 June 2007)

User Comments:
I don't have much new to add, but this film is unfortunately being overlooked more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some suggestive references.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Altadena, California, USA more

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Trivia:
The website where Molly makes her card is a real website for making greeting cards. more
Quotes:
Layla: I believe that there is somebody on this planet for us all. Even retarded cripple people get married. You just have to be open. So maybe your dog died so your love life could live. more
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Molly Shannon/Linkin Park (#32.19)" (2007) more

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26 out of 35 people found the following comment useful:-
I don't have much new to add, but this film is unfortunately being overlooked, 30 April 2007
8/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

I'm a sucker for movies about people and their pets. This film stars former SNL player Molly Shannon as a secretary whose personal life revolves around her beagle, Pencil. When he passes away unexpectedly, she has to find another reason to go on. The film first hints that she'll discover the world of humans around her, particularly men, as two new ones (John C. Reilly & Peter Saarsgard) enter her life. But it smartly steers away from the obvious and veers into a more original voyage of self-discovery. My only real problem with the film is that a lot of the supporting characters are a little too caricature-esquire (notably Shannon's boss, played by Josh Pais), but writer/director White does a good job of redeeming them for the most part. A very touching, gentle film that's well worth your time.

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