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Dug's Special Mission

  • Video
  • 20092009
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 5m
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Dug's Special Mission (2009)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy
Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.
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  • Director
    • Ronnie Del Carmen
  • Writer
    • Ronnie Del Carmen
  • Stars
    • Bob Peterson(voice)
    • Delroy Lindo(voice)
    • Jerome Ranft(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ronnie Del Carmen
  • Writer
    • Ronnie Del Carmen
  • Stars
    • Bob Peterson(voice)
    • Delroy Lindo(voice)
    • Jerome Ranft(voice)
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    • 18User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Bob Peterson
    Bob Peterson
    • Alphaas Alpha
    • (voice)
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    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Betaas Beta
    • (voice)
    Jerome Ranft
    • Gammaas Gamma
    • (voice)
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Carl Fredricksenas Carl Fredricksen
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jordan Nagai
    Jordan Nagai
    • Russellas Russell
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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      • Ronnie Del Carmen
    • Writer
      • Ronnie Del Carmen
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    Storyline

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    Dug is a cheerful, dim, short-legged dog, a walking sausage. On his birthday, he stumbles between a running bird and three dogs in chase; the bird gets away, and, in exasperation, the pack gives him mindless task after mindless task. Dug is enthusiastic, and every assignment backfires on the three. Finally, they threaten him with punishment from their master. Can anything turn Dug's birthday into a happy day? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • cgi animation
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    • bird
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    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Short
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
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    • Trivia
      This is a short spinoff from the movie "Up"
    • Goofs
      In the movie, Alpha's high-pitched voice is a surprise to all the dogs. In the short, which takes place before Dug's first scene in the movie, Alpha's voice is already high-pitched.
    • Quotes

      Alpha: [speaking in a high-pitched broken collar voice to Dug, who is in a hole in the ground] This is the bird's favorite hole. Under no circumstances are you permitted to SQUIRREL!

      [Alpha, Beta, and Gamma quickly snap their heads to look to screen left. Dug glances in that direction. Alpha regains his composure]

      Alpha: - ever leave this hole. Do you understand the words that I am saying to you now?

      [growls]

      Dug: Oh yes. I will stay in the hole and I will capture the bird.

      Alpha: [all three start to walk away] Yes... definitely!

      Gamma: [to Alpha] That oughta do it.

      Beta: Yeah.

      Dug: I will stay in the hole. I will stay in the hole. I will... stay in the...

      [starts to sink into the hole]

      Dug: Now I am going down the hole.

      [continues sliding on sinking sand]

      Dug: It is dark in the hole.

      Alpha: [Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are hunting Kevin the Snipe, only a few yards away] This is our day, my lieutenants. Master will have much rewa...

      [his ears perk up, Kevin runs away, and Dug falls on top of them in a heap of sand]

      Dug: [sitting on top of the three, who are half-buried in sand] Hey! My pack is in the hole too!

    • Connections
      Edited from Up (2009)

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Very well done
    I saw Dug's Special Mission as I love Pixar and Up is my second favourite of Pixar's films. Plus I wanted to see what this short film was going to be like from Dug's perspective. It was very well done, with a lot of what I loved about Up shown here. As with all of Pixar's work, it is beautifully animated, with character designs that have life and backgrounds and colours that have such a bright and breezy look to them. The music has a uplifting and nostalgic feel to it, the story is cute with a lot of heart to it and while the physical humour is genuinely amusing there is always room for some poignancy as well particularly at the end. The characters do engage, I personally like Dug and I liked what was done with him here, and the other dogs, Carl and Russell are great in support. The voice work is as solid as can be. Overall, very well done, I liked it very much. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nhiệm Vụ Đặc Biệt Của Dug
    • Production company
      • Pixar Animation Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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