Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

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Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

PG

Released May 26, 1976

1h 32m

Comedy

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A would-be filmmaker (Bruce Dern) and actress (Madeline Kahn) shake up the industry with a trick dog in the 1920s.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

A scattershot comedy that cant make up its mind whether to be "wholesome family entertainment" or a smutty film industry in-joke. It goes both ways.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Susan Stark

Detroit Free Press

You've heard of "Lassie, Come Home"? They should call this one, "Won Ton Ton, Go Home."

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Jerry Oster

New York Daily News

The acting... is extravagantly bad, as if grimaces and gesticulations would conceal the script's inadequacies.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Because it was made during the 1970s, it's a family film that includes sexual harassment, attempted rape, stag films, and prostitution -- to say nothing of scenes in which dogs are involved in some pretty stressful and gruesome situations.

Rated: 2/4

May 16, 2022

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Patrick Taggart

Austin American-Statesman

There are only three really good jokes in the entire thing. And three good gags do not a comedy make.

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Jeanne Miller

San Francisco Examiner

The film might have been enormously entertaining. But [Winner's] clumsy and essentially humorless approach to the film's fragile material ultimately does it in.

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A movie about a dog and a dog of a movie all in one! Dumb film that wastes the talents of both Madeline Kahn and Teri Garr is strictly of interest for its incredible parade of golden age stars in cameos. The problem with that is that virtually no effort is made to make any of them look good with only Virginia Mayo, Rhonda Fleming and Ann Rutherford getting roles with any kind of screen time over a minute but still not roles of any substance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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not the greatest. but this is a fun movie for film buffs. because its gimmick is its cast. over 40 faces that you have seen before.although aged. it is fun to see how many you can name.each scene there is a cameo. probably the most cameo ridden movie in cinema. that doesnt make it good. just fun. from Robert Alda to Henny Youngman.you should make this a party movie and the one who guesses the most cameos wins a won ton

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

A would-be filmmaker (Bruce Dern) and actress (Madeline Kahn) shake up the industry with a trick dog in the 1920s.

Director: Michael Winner
Producer: David V. Picker, Arnold Schulman, Michael Winner
Screenwriter: Arnold Schulman, Cy Howard
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m

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