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Old Dogs - Overview

Genre:   Comedy  
Opened: Nov 25, 2009     Run Time: 1hr 28min  
Cast: John Travolta   Robin Williams  Kelly Preston   Conner Rayburn        
Director: Walt Becker   
Producer: Andrew Panay   Peter Abrams   Robert L. Levy  
Executive Producer: Garrett Grant      
Adult Language, Adult Situations
Synopsis
Old Dogs: Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor -- have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in l... Read More
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Critic Rating: 1 star rating
Member Rating: 2.5 star rating
Box Office Data
Screen Count 172
# Weeks 15
# Weekend Gross $0.2M
# Total Gross $49M
Additional Content for Old Dogs
Old Dogs
Production Company: Tapestry Films
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Foreign Distribution Rights:
Sound Editing: Dimension Sound
Re-Recording Services: Todd/AO Studios, LA
Extras Casting: Grant Wilfley Casting
Animals Provider: Paws for Effects
Penguins Provider: Birds & Animals Unlimited
Music Preparation: Walt Disney Music Library
3 star rating
A good light hearted slapstick style movie. There is a good moral of business success balanced with personal success.
1.5 star rating
Old Dogs is a lame movie that took a while to film, sat on the shelf for quite some time, and wasn't very good. Wild Hogs didn't do very well with the critics (14% on Rottentomatoes.com), but was a huge success. And I've seen it over 5 times. Old Dogs currently sits at 7% on Rottentomatoes, and for good reason. I like the actors. Travolta and Williams are entertaining, even in the worst of movies, and the rest of the supporting cast is good also. They didn't have near enough Justin Long. He was funny in his character, and was only around for a short time. Director Walt Becker hasn't made movie that has been successful with the critics, and has only made one (again, Wild Hogs) that did well at the box office. That success led him to get the go ahead to make Old Dogs. And this time the movie is exactly as bad as the critics say. It has no heart. Its poor writing, directing and editing is made so that Old Dogs just doesn't let you become involved with the characters, and there is too much junk to allow for emotional attachment. There is so much pointless, not very funny 'humor' that it quickly becomes irritating, and it hammered me with silly slapstick that is funny in clips, but not when it's done so frequently. I can only laugh at someone taking it in the nuts so much. And on top of it all; the music. There was no way to keep from knowing it was there, and wasn't well done at all. Not many things irritate me more. And when it makes a bad movie WORSE..... I wanted to put more butter on my popcorn in hopes of having a stroke or heart attack so I could get out of the theater. Besides the funny parts in the previews, there isn't anything to really see. Don't waste your time or money.
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