The landlord's hiding WHAT? This 70s family flick goes places.
In this heart-tugging kids movie, a vacationing family finds an abandoned mutt and kindly decide to name him Hobo and take him to their home in the big city. When their wicked landlord finds out about the pooch, he threatens to boot them out. Fortunately, Hobo helps to prove that the landlord isn't quite what he seems and manages to protect his newly adopted family.
Acting
Estelle Harris pre-Seinfeld, already iconic
Practical Effects
Real dog doing real stunts, zero CGI shame
Director
John Clayton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was literally a family affair—the Zabriskies are related across cast and crew, including the kid actors.
Made during the 1970s 'dog movie boom' between Benji and Cujo, when every mutt got a contract.
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