Snow Dogs (2002)

When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

Jim Kouf (screenplay), Tommy Swerdlow (screenplay)

Stars:

Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Sisqó

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Ted Brooks
James Coburn	...	Thunder Jack
Sisqó	...	Dr. Rupert Brooks (as Sisqo)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Amelia
M. Emmet Walsh	...	George
Graham Greene	...	Peter Yellowbear
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Ernie
Joanna Bacalso	...	Barb
Jean Michel Paré	...	Olivier (as Jean-Michel Pare)
Michael Bolton	...	Himself - Special Appearance
Jason Pouliotte	...	Sneed Brother #1
David Boyce	...	Sneed Brother #2
Frank C. Turner	...	Neely
Ron Small	...	Arthur
Alison Matthews	...	TV Reporter

Storyline

When Miami dentist Ted Brooks learns that his birth mother has passed away and that he was named in her will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. Rather than the large chunk of change that many people would expect, Ted instead receives his mother's pack of rowdy sled dogs and her property. Although the dogs seemingly have it in for Ted, he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race, the Arctic Challenge, spiting a mountain man who wants the dogs. What follows is a comedy detailing Ted's adventures in learning to run the sled dogs.

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Plot Keywords:

husky | fish out of water | nightmare | dog | race | 

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Taglines:

Get ready for mush hour!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Winterdance

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,708,174, 20 January 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$81,172,560

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,035,090

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures,Kerner Entertainment Company,Galapagos Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the dogs in this movie later went on to appear in the film Eight Below (2006).

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Goofs

Tolketna is actually spelled Talkeetna Alaska.

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Quotes

Thunder Jack: You know, I've always believed that a man who don't tell it like it is, is a liar.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the title "Snow Dogs" appears to be made out of snow and blows away.

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Connections

Referenced in 30 Rock: The Shower Principle (2012)

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Soundtracks

Faking It
Written by Charles Walston (as C. Walston)
Performed by The Vidalias (as Vidalias)
Courtesy of Rounder Records
Under licensing from Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Cute Cute

Loved this movie. Great scenery, a happy story line with a bit of a moral, cute cute dogs. No wonder the younger set likes it. And the ending is an all's well that ends well with everyone happy and satisfied. Nothing wrong with that. And, so what if they didn't do more scenes with the dogs doctored up to laugh and talk. Everyone who knows "happy" huskys know they smile all the time in real life - it's part of their personality. So, who needs the fake stuff? Just those who are "not" in the know of the husky world.