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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorous
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Plot:
- Anti HeroesBenign AlienMischievous ChildrenYoung HeroesRescueFriendshipAlien EncounterHeroic Mission more...
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Genres:
- ComedyFamilyFantasySci-Fi
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Place:
- Outer Space
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Audience:
- Family OutingKids
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousFantastic
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Good Boy!, 2003
English
USA
Profile of Good Boy!
The mood of Good Boy! is feel good and humorous. The plot centers around benign aliens, space travel, and mischievous children. It is a comedy, family, and sci-fi movie. In approach, Good Boy! is fantastical. It is especially suggested for kids and a family outing.
Summary of Good Boy!
Ten year-old dog walker Owen (Liam Aiken) takes a trip to the pound and picks out an adorable, pensive mutt he decides to call "Hubble." What Liam doesn't know is that Hubble has just arrived from Sirius (The Dog Star) for the purpose of checking up on the canine colonization that began thousands of years ago. A trip to Hubble's crashed spacecraft allows Liam to hear his new pal's voice (Matthew Broderick), along with those of the five dogs he routinely walks: robust Boxer Wilson (Donald Faison), jittery Italian Greyhound Nelly (Brittany Murphy), flatulent Burmese Mountain Dog Shep (Carl Reiner), and high-maintenance Poodle Barbara Ann (Delta Burke). Hubble is greatly troubled to discover that his kind have become pets on Earth, a fact that he is rather nervous to have to report to his leader, the Greater Dane (voiced by Vanessa Redgrave)--who will be arriving on Earth very shortly to check up on the colonization.
A family film that provides ample amusement for dog lovers of any age, GOOD BOY is as close as anyone will get to hearing man's best friend talk. The illusion was skillfully created by the reliable Jim Henson Creature Shop, and young Aiken's performance makes the illusion all the more believable. The vocal talents of Broderick, Murphy, Faison, Reiner, and Burke give distinct personalities to their characters, with each getting their own moment to shine.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 10 October 2003 |
| Runtime: | 87 min |
Cast and Crew
as Owen Baker
as Hubble
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Chicago Tribune
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- by: Ellen Fox
The Hollywood Reporter
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- by: Kirk Honeycutt
