Good Boy (2003)

An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

Director:

John Hoffman

Writers:

Zeke Richardson (story "Dogs from Outer Space"), Zeke Richardson (screen story)

Stars:

Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Molly Shannon

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Molly Shannon	...	Mrs. Baker
Liam Aiken	...	Owen Baker
Kevin Nealon	...	Mr. Baker
Brittany Moldowan	...	Connie Fleming
George Touliatos	...	Mr. Leone
Patti Allan	...	Ms. Ryan
Hunter Elliott	...	Frankie (as Hunter Elliot)
Mikhael Speidel	...	Fred
Benjamin Ratner	...	Wilson's Dad
Peter Flemming	...	Wilson's Other Dad
Paul Vogt	...	Bob the Dog Catcher (as Paul C. Vogt)
Brenda Crichlow	...	Mrs. Fleming (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
D. Harlan Cutshall	...	Mr. Fleming
Chaka White	...	Woman at the Pound
Nicola Anderson	...	Woman at the Pound

Storyline

Owen Baker is a 12-year-old loner who has been working as a neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. His hard work pays off when his parents let him adopt a scruffy mutt he names Hubble. Both boy and dog get more than they bargained for when Owen wakes up one morning to discover he can understand every word Hubble says, including the ominous phrase: "Take me to your leaders." Owen learns that dogs came to Earth thousands of years ago to colonize and dominate the planet. Hubble (who is really named Canid 3942) has been sent by the powerful Greater Dane on a mission from the Dog Star Sirius to make sure dogs have fulfilled this destiny. Despite the best efforts of Owen's rag-tag group of neighborhood dogs to convince him otherwise, Hubble soon discovers the awful truth about Earth dogs: "You're all pets!" Now Owen (a boy who never had a friend) and Hubble (a dog who never needed one) must work together to prepare the neighborhood dogs for a visit...

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Plot Keywords:

human dog relationship | dog movie | barbershop | tree planting | woofer | 

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Taglines:

Rover is about to take over.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild crude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Liam Aiken was allowed to hold the camera and film one shot in the film, but it ended up being cut.

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Goofs

When the household moving trailer is full and the rear doors are closed, the latches are still open. In the next few shots, the latches are closed, and then open again.

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Quotes

Wilson: They plant the trees, I pee on 'em.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Ebert & Roeper Redux (2003)

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Soundtracks

I Believe I Can Fly
Written by R. Kelly

User Reviews

Good dog, good boy, good movie.

I have seen this movie today. Whatever critics say, it's not a bad movie overall. I think Good Boy is a must see movie for dog lovers, very good movie for kids and above average funny and enjoyable movie for adults.

Plot looks not great but have some of originality. It's not simply a dogs movie, it's a cute heart-warming movie about friendship and loyalty not only between dogs and human, but between people too. Acting are not bad, young Liam Aiken have reasonably good performance. Typical PG movie - without any violence and profanity with some crude humor. So , it's a good movie for whole family. Clearly, not great, but worth to see or at least to rent.

6,8 out of 10, but if I would be a few years younger, I could rate it higher.

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [Brazil] MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Good Boy

Filming Locations:

4184 Crown Crescent, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,107,022, 12 October 2003

Gross USA:

$37,667,746

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$45,490,616

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Jim Henson Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1