Disney's Teacher's Pet

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Disney's Teacher's Pet

PG

Released Jan 16, 2004

1h 13m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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In this animated musical, Spot (Nathan Lane) is a snarky blue-furred dog whose greatest desire is to be transformed into a human, and who already dons a human costume so he can pose as a student at a local school. Opportunity strikes when he sees a television commercial in which Doctor Krank (Kelsey Grammer) claims to be able to turn animals into humans. However, when the experiment goes wrong, Spot must enlist the help of his owner, Leonard Helperman.

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Critics Consensus

Despite its short running time, Teacher's Pet is a witty and irreverent family film.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Fast, fresh, funny and entertaining for all.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Rated: C+

Oct 29, 2008

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Gary Baseman's Emmy-winning cartoon series arrives on the big screen in a delightful blast of bold drawing, brainy humor, and hard-charging songs.

May 19, 2008

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

This is how it’s done; a classic example of the weird stuff that Michael Eisner let slip through the cracks during his last days at Disney, and certainly more off-brand and delightfully crude than anything Bob Iger would let happen.

Jun 15, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

May not be a Disney classic, but it's certainly unique enough to warrant at least a rental, if not a spot in the permanent library.

Feb 24, 2006

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

If nothing else inventive, at the very least perverse, and at moments transcendently bizarre.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 15, 2004

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Noe G

Disney's teachers pet is a great movie I give this film a 9/10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 13 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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jonah b

He wants to be a boy, yah! : D

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

If you like animals, wit, and animation, you'll like this, no matter your age.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

A dog who has been disguising himself as a boy to go to school with his boy wishes to become a real boy. Full disclosure: I have not seen an episode of Teacher's Pet on the Disney Channel. The story is basic and predictable, but the writing did get a few laughs out of me. The stand outs are Nathan Lane voicing Spot, Jerry Stiller as Pretty Boy and Kelsey Grammer pulling out Sideshow Bob again as the villain Dr. Krank. The voice acting here is really well done, especially Nathan Lane. The music is forgettable and as a musical uses the music more as a joke than proper character development. For the people that enjoyed the show this might be an entertaining movie, or if you enjoy Nathan Lane as an actor.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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r 9

Starts off amusing and quirky, but the novelty very quickly wears off. If you enjoy the television series then I'd imagine you'll connect with this. I haven't seen the aforementioned so wouldn't know, but as a standalone film it's pretty bad. As noted, it does start off weird - in a positive sense - with Nathan Lane pleasing as Spot, even if it's just him playing Timon from 'The Lion King' let's be honest. If you take out Lane it's an irritating set of characters/voices. Away from that, you have the practically nonexistent plot which loses interest with every minute. It would've, at least in my opinion, worked better if they began in the same odd way but then developed an actual plot that's worth following. Unfortunately, they chose the easy way by, I assume, relying heavily on the TV episodes. 'Teacher's Pet' is not for me, despite the very short run time. I did appreciate the references to other Disney films, though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Timothy Björklund

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Nathan Lane

Spot Helperman

Kelsey Grammer

Dr. Ivan Krank

Shaun Fleming

Leonard Amadeus Helperman

Debra Jo Rupp

Mrs. Mary Lou Moira Angela Darling Helperman

David Ogden Stiers

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Synopsis

In this animated musical, Spot (Nathan Lane) is a snarky blue-furred dog whose greatest desire is to be transformed into a human, and who already dons a human costume so he can pose as a student at a local school. Opportunity strikes when he sees a television commercial in which Doctor Krank (Kelsey Grammer) claims to be able to turn animals into humans. However, when the experiment goes wrong, Spot must enlist the help of his owner, Leonard Helperman.

Director: Timothy Björklund
Producer: Stephen Swofford
Screenwriter: Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.5M
Runtime: 1h 13m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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