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Firehouse Dog

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Firehouse Dog

PG

Released Apr 4, 2007

1h 51m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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When a commercial shoot goes terribly wrong, Rex, Hollywood's biggest canine star, goes missing and is presumed dead by his handlers. Rex takes refuge in a row of lofts, but the structure catches fire, and Rex makes a death-defying leap into a fire captain's (Bruce Greenwood) arms. The man's son, Shane (Josh Hutcherson), becomes Rex's reluctant new master, and the firefighters adopt the dog as their mascot. Trouble looms when Rex's handlers try to get him back.

Critics Consensus

Firehouse Dog's cute premise is ruined with endless fart and poop jokes, and an overlong run time.

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James Bramble

Little White Lies

The all sub-plot story is a veritable self-help manual for tweenies-a sort of Se7en for ages seven-and-up-with greed, pride, sloth and envy bested by humility, team work and fair play.

Jul 20, 2007

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Take the kids and have a nap in the dull bits.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2007

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

It may sound like cute family entertainment, but the dog's no good - he's unappealing and looks depressed.

Jul 20, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an exceedingly hit-and-miss endeavor that is, in the final analysis, foiled by an often palpably overlong running time of 111 minutes...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 4, 2023

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Firehouse Dog is a run of the mill kids film. Adults will be fairly bored by it, and how many kids like it depends on how much they like goofy animal tricks.

Rated: 5/10

Mar 22, 2011

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

A quietly moving story about a single Father and his Son. This decent film gets better as you watch it.

Rated: B

Jan 4, 2008

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Jason sfks

Very heartwarming and fun. Great film!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 51 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Josh Hutcherson as the young owner of a firehouse dog, who used to be a movie star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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John P

Funny, silly at times, heartwarming, predictable, feel good! Great movie for any kids 7 to 12. And yes, there's lots of jokes about farts, dog farts.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/23

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Audience Member

A great tale of true friendship between a boy and his dog from the 2000s decade.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/21

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Audience Member

I don't really remember much about this movie but I do know that, while better than your average animal-starring family comedy with a decent premise, the movie relies too much on toilet humour and the talents of the actors are underutilized. Plus, it's forgettable...so yeah, there's that.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

My uncle and I love this movie.i think they should make a second one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

When a commercial shoot goes terribly wrong, Rex, Hollywood's biggest canine star, goes missing and is presumed dead by his handlers. Rex takes refuge in a row of lofts, but the structure catches fire, and Rex makes a death-defying leap into a fire captain's (Bruce Greenwood) arms. The man's son, Shane (Josh Hutcherson), becomes Rex's reluctant new master, and the firefighters adopt the dog as their mascot. Trouble looms when Rex's handlers try to get him back.

Director: Todd Holland
Producer: Michael Colleary, Mike Werb
Screenwriter: Claire-Dee Lim, Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG (Sequences of Action Peril|Language|Some Mild Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.9M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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