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Good Boy! (2003)
4.9
Ratings: 4.9/10 from 2,333 users
Metascore:
49/100
Reviews: 44 user | 52 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet. Director:John Hoffman |
87 min - 
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Frankie
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Bob the Dog Catcher
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Brenda Crichlow | ... |
Mrs. Fleming
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D. Harlan Cutshall | ... | |
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Chaka White | ... |
Woman at the Pound
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Owen Baker is a 12-year-old loner who has been working as a neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. His hard work pays off when his parents let him adopt a scruffy mutt he names Hubble. Both boy and dog get more than they bargained for when Owen wakes up one morning to discover he can understand every word Hubble says, including the ominous phrase: "Take me to your leaders." Owen learns that dogs came to Earth thousands of years ago to colonize and dominate the planet. Hubble (who is really named Canid 3942) has been sent by the powerful Greater Dane on a mission from the Dog Star Sirius to make sure dogs have fulfilled this destiny. Despite the best efforts of Owen's rag-tag group of neighborhood dogs to convince him otherwise, Hubble soon discovers the awful truth about Earth dogs: "You're all pets!" Now Owen (a boy... Written by Sujit R. Varma
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This Fall...Earth is going to the dogs. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Um Cão do Outro Mundo See more »Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBox Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,107,022 (USA) (12 October 2003) (3225 Screens)Gross:
$37,566,230 (USA) (30 November 2003)Company Credits
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Owen: We had a deal, Mom.
Mrs. Baker: We did. We sure, we sure, we absolutely did.
Owen: [quoting Mrs. Baker] "The best way to achieve your goals, Owen, is to make a plan, work hard, and always keep your eyes on the prize."
Mrs. Baker: That's an exact quote, isn't it?
Owen: I want my prize.
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Written by Harry Nilsson
Performed by Uncle Kracker
Produced by Mike Bradford
Courtesy of Lava Records See more »
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Trivia
Liam Aiken was given his own Italian greyhound puppy (which he named Kes) as a gift for working on the film. It was to be presented on his last day of filming, but was withheld until the end of the day as his saddest scene was to be filmed on that day and the crew didn't want him to be happy. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The dogs can't literally live on Sirius, as Sirius is a big burning body like our Sun. They must live on a planet orbiting Sirius. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Baker: Don't you think that it makes more sense to wait until after we move to the new place before we get the dog? I'm just thinking of the dog that way he won't have to relearn a new house, a new neighborhood, and all that other... newness.Owen: We had a deal, Mom.
Mrs. Baker: We did. We sure, we sure, we absolutely did.
Owen: [quoting Mrs. Baker] "The best way to achieve your goals, Owen, is to make a plan, work hard, and always keep your eyes on the prize."
Mrs. Baker: That's an exact quote, isn't it?
Owen: I want my prize.
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Soundtracks
"The Puppy Song"Written by Harry Nilsson
Performed by Uncle Kracker
Produced by Mike Bradford
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