Good Boy! Movie Review 2003

"E.T." meets "Benji" in this amiable talking dog pic with very young kiddie appeal. Twelve-year-old Owen (Aiken) is a lonely little boy who begs his parents for a pup of his own when a doggie-piloted spacecraft conveniently crashes into his neighborhood carrying the adorable Hubble, who comes from (where else?) the Dog Star. Owen adopts Hubble but quickly realizes this is no ordinary pooch. Soon Owen is speaking dog while Hubble tries to train Earthling dogs to begin taking charge or face the threat of a en-masse canine "recall" to the home planet. While visual mechanics of the animal's speech are crude, vital performances of both humans and hounds alike elevate this recycled story.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

King of Beasts (Dogs), Childhood Visions, Talking Animals

Screenplay

John Hoffman

Cast

Liam Aiken, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliot

Cinematography

James Glennon

Director

John Hoffman

Music

Mark Mothersbaugh

Other

Matthew Broderick, Delta Burke, Donald Adeosun Faison, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard "Cheech" Marin, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Claude Letessier, Craig P. Herring, John Marcynuk, Antonia Bardon, Jerry Wanek

Producer

Lisa Henson, Kristine Belson, Jim Henson Productions, MGM