See Spot Run (2001)

A mailman takes care of a dog that, unbeknownst to him, is an FBI drug-sniffing superdog that has escaped from the witness protection program after becoming the target of an assassination.

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers:

George Gallo (screenplay), Gregory Poirier (screenplay)

Stars:

David Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Arquette	...	Gordon
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Murdoch
Leslie Bibb	...	Stephanie
Joe Viterelli	...	Gino
Angus T. Jones	...	James
Steve Schirripa	...	Arliss (as Steven R. Schirripa)
Anthony Anderson	...	Benny
Paul Sorvino	...	Sonny Talia
Kim Hawthorne	...	Cassavettes
Kavan Smith	...	Ricky
Peter Bryant	...	Cop
Fiona Hogan	...	Cop
Roger Haskett	...	Michaels
Fulvio Cecere	...	Lawyer
Stephen E. Miller	...	Danvers

Storyline

A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.

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Plot Keywords:

postal worker | police officer | little boy | dog | dog movie | 

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Taglines:

Unleashed March 2

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for crude humor, language and comic violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Clarke Duncan (Murdoch) and Angus T. Jones (James) would later starr in Two and a Half Men (episode The Mooch at the Boo).

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Goofs

When Gordon is trying to teach Spot how to be a dog, he throws a red ball that hits Spot and rolls away. In the next shot, Gordon has the ball again.

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Quotes

Officer in Alaska: You seem especially happy to be here!
Murdoch: This is not a smile, my face is frozen like this.

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, J.B. Bivens' character is misspelled as "Desk Sargent".

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Connections

References The Jeffersons (1975)

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Soundtracks

For Once In My Life
Written by Ronald Miller (as Ronald N. Miller) and Orlando Murden
Performed by Stevie Wonder
Courtesy of Motown Record Company L.P.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

This Is Fun For Adults, Too!

This was a very pleasant surprise; a very good comedy filled with a lot of laughs and - more surprise - not much raunch and profanity. Wow, that's unusual for today. Some people say this was strictly made for kids. Well, I am hardly a kid and I loved it.

All the characters in here are just that: characters from goofy David Arquette's "Gordon"- to the cute kid, Angus T. Jones ("James" - to big Michael Clarke Duncan ("Murdoch") - to pretty Leslie Bibb ("Stephanie") - to Joe Viterelli ("Gino") - to Anthony Anderson ("Bennie") - to Paul Sorvino ("Sonny Talia"). Yeah, the last guy is the only one with a last name. I especially liked Viterelli and Duncan.

The film gets too silly in one spot - at the store, where the slapstick goes on way too long, but otherwise this is a funny movie. As the cliché goes, fun for all ages, but let me add.....not just the kids.

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA Australia Canada

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

2 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

See Spot Run

Filming Locations:

Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,715,102, 4 March 2001

Gross USA:

$33,357,476

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,057,552

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (Digital DTS Sound) Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1