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Thor Freudenthal makes his feature-film directorial debut with this adaptation of Lois Duncan's children's book HOTEL FOR DOGS. Sixteen-year old Andi (Emma Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce (Jake T. Austin), are orphans living with their foster parents (Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Dillon), two washed-up musicians. Desperate to keep what's left of their family together, Andi and Bruce have secretly been caring for their family dog, Friday, on the sly for the last few years. When they follow their beloved pet into an abandoned hotel and find stray dogs living there, Andi and Bruce decide to round up all the strays in the city and expand their family. With the help of Dave (Johnny Simmons) and Heather (Kyla Pratt), two teens who work at the local pet store, they transform the abandoned hotel into a canine wonderland, using young Bruce's skills as an inventor to make an automated feeding system, doggie restrooms, and some fun amusements, such as a car-ride simulation and a fetching machine. But if Animal Control has their way, all the residents of the hotel will be taken to the pound, and it's up to Andi and Bruce to save their new family.
This heartwarming tale reinforces the importance of family and the idea that families can come in many shapes and sizes. Although the idea itself is pretty improbable, it's still loads of fun to see the gadgets and gizmos that Bruce creates to keep the dogs fed, in shape, and content. Roberts and Austin are believable as brother and sister, and Kudrow and Dillon are amusing as washed-up '80s rockers. Don Cheadle also appears as the compassionate social worker assigned to Andi and Bruce's case.
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Region [unknown]
NTSC
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dubbed, Subtitles - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English
Subtitles - French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette:
1. A Home For Everyone: The Making Of Hotel For Dogs
2. That's The Coolest Thing I've Ever Seen!
3. K-9 Casting
4. Bark On Cue!
5. The Pedigree® Adoption Drive
Audio Commentary:
1. Thor Freudenthal, Ewan "Jack" Leslie, Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries
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 Posted on January 31, 2009 |
| Reviewed by: Zara |
While there are a lot of the typical implausible aspects to the reality of the storyline in this movie, and while there are times where those harder to swallow moments get on your nerves, for the...
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 Posted on January 30, 2009 |
| Reviewed by: Jarrod |
'Hotel for Dogs' is relentlessly cute, and as a dog lover, I almost enjoyed it, but, I kept getting frustrated by its absurd contrivances and predictable shtick. This is a film that caters to kids,...
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 Posted on January 19, 2009 |
| Reviewed by: RONNIE |
Hotel for dogs, this movie will go well for dog lovers all over. It basically is about a brother and sister Andi and Bruce played by Emma Roberts and Jake Austin, who are orphans and are trying to...
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