Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)

A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family, PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE follows cheeky London stray dog, Pudsey, who is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out... See full summary »

Director:

Nick Moore

Writer:

Paul Rose

Stars:

Pudsey, David Walliams, Jessica Hynes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pudsey	...	Himself (as Pudsey The Dog)
David Walliams	...	Pudsey The Dog (voice)
Jessica Hynes	...	Gail
John Sessions	...	Thorne
Izzy Meikle-Small	...	Molly
Luke Neal	...	Farmer Jack
Luke Tittensor	...	Will
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Edward The Horse (voice)
Olivia Colman	...	Nelly The Horse (voice)
Dan Farrell	...	Ken The Pig / Finn The Dog / Other Animals (voice)
Amanda Holden	...	Sally The Dog (voice)
Lorraine Kelly	...	Faustus The Cat (voice)
Lucy Mitra	...	Hedghog 1 (voice)
Jonathan Shalit	...	Cyril The Chicken (voice)
Ashleigh Butler	...	Anabella The Cow (voice)

Storyline

A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family, PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE follows cheeky London stray dog, Pudsey, who is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly (Izzy Meikle-Small), George (Spike White) and Tommy (Malachy Knights). After losing their father, their mother Gail (Jessica Hynes) is moving the family to the sleepy village of Chuffington and Pudsey tags along, to the dismay of their landlord, Mr. Thorne (John Sessions), and his cat Faustus. As Pudsey starts to settle in with the family and realize what he was missing when he was alone, he stumbles across Thorne's evil plan and he determines to save them and the whole village.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | animal | 

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Taglines:

Britain's got trouble!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kahraman Köpek Pudsey

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo Films, Syco Entertainment, Infinite Wisdom Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pudsey is the 2012 winner of Britain's got talent

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Quotes

Pink Poodle: Kill me now.

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Alternate Versions

Originally rated 'PG' by the BBFC, the distributor decided to cut 10 seconds of footage to remove a swearword ("bugger") for a 'U' rating.

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Connections

Features PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012)

User Reviews

Haters will hate, kids will love

Asking most of the popular UK film reviewers to give valid opinions on this film is like asking my Mum to review a Death Metal album. She couldn't be less interested or less able to judge whether it was good or not. However, watching it with a bunch of 4-10 year olds, the truth is obvious. Kids love Pudsey, they love the crude jokes, talking horses, slapstick pratfalls and the dancing. No, it's not Slumdog Millionaire, of course it isn't. I've seen it criticised for having a simple plot, for John Sessions acting like a pantomime villain (which he does brilliantly), even for relying on Pudsey's dancing skills. It's like the reviewers have lost all touch with their inner child. Almost as if they are all ...grumpy old men. Too cool to laugh at a simple fart joke. Too blinkered to see what the film is all about and most importantly, who it was made for. They are upset, indignant! Why is this film being made at all? The British film industry should be making worthy films about..social change, or drug addicts or something. A Dancing dog? Preposterous! A film like this will never score well on sites like IMDb. The target audience just don't come here. They don't spend their evenings online blogging or commenting. They are all asleep in bed. The male 12-25 year olds who do visit this page will hate the very idea of the film. There was a top 1000 voter giving it 1 star before it had even had previews.

So what is Pudsey the dog the movie? It's a fun 90 minutes to spend in the school holidays with your kids. That's all. The young (and young at heart) will love it.