Hotel for Dogs (2009)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Thor Freudenthal

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Lowell (screenplay) and
Robert Schooley (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

No stray gets turned away

Plot:

Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Foster Home | Abandoned Hotel | Orphanage | Orphan Girl

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	12:00 PM	HBO
Tue. Nov. 10	9:00 PM	HBO

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Andi
Jake T. Austin	...	Bruce
Don Cheadle	...	Bernie
Johnny Simmons	...	Dave
Kyla Pratt	...	Heather
Troy Gentile	...	Mark
Lisa Kudrow	...	Lois Scudder
Kevin Dillon	...	Carl Scudder
Ajay Naidu	...	ACO Jake
Eric Edelstein	...	ACO Max
Robinne Lee	...	Carol
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Ms. Camwell
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Officer Mike (as Maximiliano Hernandez)
Andre Ware	...	Officer Jeff
Jonathan Klein	...	Evan

Also Known As:

Das Hundehotel (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44727) | UK:U | Ireland:G | Australia:PG | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | South Africa:PG | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:6 | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:A

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Many different types of dogs can be seen in the film: Lenny is a Bullmastiff, Georgia is a Boston Terrier, Cooper is a English Bulldog, Shep is a Border Collie, Romeo is a Chinese Crested Dog, Juliet is a Poodle and Henry is a Beauceron.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the party, a drink is spilled down the front only of Andi's dress. When she returns to the hotel, the stain is all over the back and the front of her dress.

Quotes:

Andi: You know, I think we might be in a little over our heads.
Dave: It's four-six; we're out dogged.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hotel for Dogs: K-9 Casting (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Who Who Who

Not a Dog :-)

Saw a preview of Hotel For Dogs with my wife and kids (4&7 year old boys) last weekend and I have to say we all thoroughly enjoyed this film. In fact I would have to say it is the best live-action kids film I've seen in years. Sure, as an adult you'll be able to see predictable plot devices coming at you from around every corner, but the movie is so likable, well acted and well directed that you just don't care. There are holes in the story and the whole movie is one big implausibility but it just doesn't matter. Hotel for Dogs will be the first big hit of 2009. It's a great family film that 4-12 year olds are just going to eat up.