Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
Practical Effects
Those elaborate dog contraptions? Real engineers built those, no CGI.
Acting
Don Cheadle acts circles around everyone while playing a social worker.
Costume
2009 fashion is a character, and that character is 'mall goth disaster'.
Director
Thor Freudenthal
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
Andre Ware
Officer Jeff
Jonathan Klein
Evan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The hotel's elaborate dog-amusement systems were designed by actual engineers from MIT and Apple. They built functioning prototypes for every contraption shown on screen.
Released during the 2008 housing crisis, this film accidentally became a fantasy about repurposing abandoned real estate—while 2009 audiences watched banks get bailouts instead.
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