Underdog (2007)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers (WGA):

Adam Rifkin (screenplay) and
Joe Piscatella (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One Nation, Under Dog.

Plot:

A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Superhero | Mad Scientist | Security Guard | Widower

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Underdog (voice)
Peter Dinklage	...	Dr. Simon Barsinister
James Belushi	...	Dan Unger (as Jim Belushi)
Patrick Warburton	...	Cad
Alex Neuberger	...	Jack
Taylor Momsen	...	Molly
John Slattery	...	Mayor
Amy Adams	...	Polly (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Riff Raff (voice)
Samantha Bee	...	Principal
Timothy Crowe	...	Police Chief
Larry Vigus	...	Security Guard
Mario Mariani	...	Police Officer
Bates Wilder	...	Cop
Alexander 'Alex' Garde	...	Small Boy

MPAA:

Rated PG for rude humor, mild language and action.

Runtime:

USA:84 min | Argentina:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Ireland:PG | UK:U | Germany:6 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | USA:PG (certificate #43454) | South Africa:PG

Filming Locations:

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Have No Fear Productions

Trivia:

"Bar Sinister" is another use for terminology meaning "bastard".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Early in the movie, when the mailman is taunting Shoeshine, he is seen driving an older style jeep DJ5. All post offices now use a Grumman LLV which was put into service in 1987.

Quotes:

Riff Raff: Aaaah! I'm naked!

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Underdog" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Underdog Theme

Jason Lee is... a talking dog?

Now, from the summary you would think I am bagging the casting selection made by the directer of this movie but Jason lee pulls this off magnificently. The movie is about Underdog ( if you did not get that then oops to you), a dog who gets transformed into a super dog after a mad scientists science experiment goes wrong and from there Underdog finds a real family and a cute dog he becomes GOOD friends with, he then has to save the world from the mad scientist that made him super who is going to blow up the city. Jason Lee is wonderful in this film and he is very different from his previous roles such as "My Name Is Earl" and "Stealing Harvard". Overall this movie is a must watch for fans of the original Underdog and even though they have really changed it it is still Underdog as his rhyming self. Also, Patrick Warburton does a great job as the henchmen of the mad scientist and you should see this movie even if only for that bit. Well anyway this is a good excuse to get the kids to just sit down for 90 minutes and also to be pretty entertained yourself. Great special effects for a great movie and a great movie it is, I think it has been severely misrated by lots of people and for those people who did not like it. Why would you have a reason too, this movie kicks butt. I rate it 73%.