Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
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Cast
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| Emma Roberts | ... | ||
| Jake T. Austin | ... | ||
| Don Cheadle | ... | ||
| Johnny Simmons | ... | ||
| Kyla Pratt | ... | ||
| Troy Gentile | ... | ||
| Lisa Kudrow | ... | ||
| Kevin Dillon | ... | ||
| Ajay Naidu | ... | ||
| Eric Edelstein | ... | ||
| Robinne Lee | ... | ||
| Yvette Nicole Brown | ... | ||
| Maximiliano Hernández | ... |
Officer Mike
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| Andre Ware | ... | ||
| Jonathan Klein | ... | ||
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Animals are strictly forbidden at Andi and her little brother Bruce's foster home. But for Friday, the adorable dog they secretly care for, they're ready to risk everything. They finally find him an ideal shelter, a huge abandoned hotel that Bruce transforms thanks to his engineering genius. In what has become an incredible paradise for dogs, Friday is soon joined by all kinds of furry friends, so many in fact that their barks alert the neighbors...and the local pound, who can't understand the disappearance of all the stray dogs. Andi and Bruce will have to call on all their friends and all their imagination to stop the hotel's secret from being discovered. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude
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Who let the dogs in? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Hundehotel See more »Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$17,012,212 (USA) (16 January 2009)Gross:
$73,023,275 (USA) (22 May 2009)Company Credits
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Dave: It's four-six; we're out dogged.
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Written & Performed by Luke Tierney
Courtesy of Fundamental Music
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Trivia
The first Nickelodeon film to not be co-produced with Paramount Pictures or one of its divisions. The film is instead co-produced with Paramount's partner DreamWorks. See more »Goofs
(at around 1 minute) Heather is trying to coax the three legged dog onto the ramp, she then praises him saying "good boy". Then at the end (at around 1h 22 minutes) Bernie calls her "Chelsea". See 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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Crazy Credits
The credits are accompanied by clips and stills of the cast and crew with their pets (mostly dogs, but at least one cat and a snake). See more »Soundtracks
My New Best FriendWritten & Performed by Luke Tierney
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I saw a preview of this film with kids 6, 7 and 12. We are a dog-loving family, so perhaps we were biased to enjoy the film. That said, we were split on our review. The adults and 12 year old were bored; the two youngsters were thrilled! Hence the score of 6.
Overall, this was a harmless movie featuring a few humans and many trained dogs. It was sugary and nice - there was no real threat anywhere in the film of something bad happening (thus it is kid-safe for very young kids). And they've reduced the idea of foster homes down to a concocted McNugget of a concept. My younger kids didn't even follow that theme at all.
What they did follow, and what I found most redeeming, were the numerous cutesy dog tricks and toys. The creators of the film did a nice job inventing clever ways to mechanize the caring for dogs (think the breakfast scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). That was fun. And the dogs were cute.
For me the drawbacks were these: Slow start, unfunny 'comic' characters
But ultimately - we had a nice outing, and you will too. And you will emerge from the film MORE likely to go get a dog of your own.