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Dog's Best Friend

  • TV Movie
  • 19971997
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
91
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POPULARITY
71,148
2,664
Adam Zolotin in Dog's Best Friend (1997)
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Wiley Thompson is a boy of New York and hates the country life. But he has no choice when his dad has to go abroad to his work. He has th stay at this grandpa's farm. At his new school he fi... Read allWiley Thompson is a boy of New York and hates the country life. But he has no choice when his dad has to go abroad to his work. He has th stay at this grandpa's farm. At his new school he find out he knows more things than his science teacher do and also befriend a beautiful girl... Read allWiley Thompson is a boy of New York and hates the country life. But he has no choice when his dad has to go abroad to his work. He has th stay at this grandpa's farm. At his new school he find out he knows more things than his science teacher do and also befriend a beautiful girl named Cynthia. Life seems to go well until Wiley decides to observe a comet that appear o... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
91
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
71,148
2,664
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    • Director
      • Allan A. Goldstein
    • Writers
      • Lanny Horn(story)
      • Jonathan Prince(story)
      • Nancey Silvers(story)
    • Stars
      • Richard Mulligan
      • Shirley Jones
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
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    • Director
      • Allan A. Goldstein
    • Writers
      • Lanny Horn(story)
      • Jonathan Prince(story)
      • Nancey Silvers(story)
    • Stars
      • Richard Mulligan
      • Shirley Jones
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
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    Richard Mulligan
    Richard Mulligan
    • Fred
    Shirley Jones
    Shirley Jones
    • Ethel
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    Adam Zolotin
    Adam Zolotin
    • Wylie Thompson
    Adrienne Carter
    Adrienne Carter
    • Cynthia
    Kyle Labine
    Kyle Labine
    • Sam Handel
    Tom McBeath
    Tom McBeath
    • Bob Handel
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Jeep
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Cow
    • (voice)
    Jim Belushi
    Jim Belushi
    • Skippy
    • (voice)
    • (as James Belushi)
    Roger Clinton
    Roger Clinton
    Valerie Harper
    Valerie Harper
    • Chicken
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    Markie Post
    Markie Post
    • Horse
    • (voice)
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    David Millbern
    David Millbern
    • Pete Ramsey
    John Novak
    John Novak
    • Tim Thompson
    Lily Shavick
    • Jenny
    Myron Natwick
    Myron Natwick
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    • Director
      • Allan A. Goldstein
    • Writers
      • Lanny Horn(story)
      • Jonathan Prince(story)
      • Nancey Silvers(story) (teleplay)
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    6/10
    Cashing in on the Babe phenomena
    When original movies come out and make a lot of money due to their popularity, there suddenly appear numerous imitation movies with maybe a slightly different plot but a similar idea. Babe was a hit with everybody with talking animals and Dog's Best Friend has taken this idea but changed the plot. A boy is forced to leave New York because his mum is dead and his father is an international airline pilot and he has to move into a farm in a small country town. This city kid is ridiculed by the kids but he still considers himself superior to the small minded country people. He is also a science buff and refuses to accept eccentricity nor the unexplainable, until he sights a comet, falls and realises that he can speak to and understand animals. Thus begins his adventures as he tries to get home and save his grandfather's farm from an evil business tycoon.

    As to ideas, there is very little that I pull out of this movie. It is entertaining and good for the kids, but it is not an intellectually challenging movie like Edward Scissorhands. It is interesting how one does get an idea that the main character is quite condescending towards the people in the country because they are not civilised like those in the city. Even the bully is treated like an idiot and is incapable compared to a city bully.

    Another thing that comes out is the idea of a fraternity world of animals. All of them live together in harmony and will help those who can communicate with them. In the end we are told that in heaven we can all speak with animals because we will all speak the same language, but I think that is silly because animals were created as a lower order to us, but then this is a kid's movie so the issue isn't important. At this age children think that animals are like us anyway.
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    • Release date
      • March 23, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El mejor amigo del perro
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Shavick Entertainment
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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