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Hotel for Dogs (2009) -- A group of kids secretly turn a vacant hotel into a shelter for stray dogs.
Hotel for Dogs (2009) -- Clip: Inventions
Hotel for Dogs (2009) -- Behind the scenes: Big dog little dog
Hotel for Dogs (2009) -- Interview: Don Cheadle "On his character and making a movie his kids can see"
Hotel for Dogs (2009) -- This is the first theatrical trailer for Hotel for Dogs, directed by Thor Freudenthal.

Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   3,569 votes
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Director:
Thor Freudenthal
Writers (WGA):
Jeff Lowell (screenplay) and
Robert Schooley (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
No stray gets turned away more
Plot:
Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(104 articles)
Eric Roberts: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)

A Fistful of News
 (From Collider.com. 30 October 2009, 5:10 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A good laugh for the kids more (42 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das Hundehotel (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nearly 70 dogs were used for the making of this motion picture, many of which were actually rescued from the pound. Several of them were adopted by crew members after filming wrapped. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The bathroom at the beginning of the movie where Bruce is sealing the rock in the box is the same bathroom used later on in the hotel. The first bathroom was supposed to be at the school. more
Quotes:
Andi: You know, I think we might be in a little over our heads.
Dave: It's four-six; we're out dogged.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hotel for Dogs: K-9 Casting (2009) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Murder more

FAQ

What is this film about?
Is "Hotel for Dogs" based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A good laugh for the kids, 2 March 2009
5/10
Author: Pascal Zinken (LazySod) from Maastricht, The Netherlands

A brother and sister live with their umpteenth set of foster parents. They hide their pet - a small dog - because the foster parents don't want to know about it. When the dog runs away they follow it and find their way into an old abandoned building. To their surprise it is not completely abandoned but actually lived in by a number of dogs. Soon after that an idea comes to life.

And from there the story rolls on in a typical Disney style children's film where evil is evil and good is good and anything else is easily forgotten. As as adult I wasn't overly impressed with the film but the kid I took to see it loved it - and that's good. The target audience for the film must be kids in the age range 6 to 12 or so. The things that happen are fun to watch (at least the very most of the time) and although the acting capabilities of the younger players leaves something to be desired it is not bad enough to turn the film into a complete waste of tape.

All in all, it features a good number of laughs, a few tear drops and surely a lot of hard work - and a cast that is clearly liking to play the roles they were cast for.

5 out of 10 dogs barking in the night

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