Hotel for Dogs (film)
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| Directed by | Thor Freudenthal |
| Produced by |
Lauren Shuler Donner Ewan Leslie Jonathan Gordon Jason Clark Marina Fabre |
| Screenplay by | Jeff Lowell Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley |
| Based on |
Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan |
| Starring |
Jake T. Austin Emma Roberts Don Cheadle Troy Gentile Kyla Pratt Johnny Simmons Lisa Kudrow Kevin Dillon |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Michael Grady |
| Edited by | Sheldon Kahn |
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DreamWorks Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies Cold Spring Pictures The Montecito Picture Company The Donners' Company Mavrocine |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $117 million |
Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American family comedy film based on Lois Duncan's 1971 novel of the same name. The movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, was adapted by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle (both of Kim Possible fame) along with Jeff Lowell. The picture stars Jake T. Austin, Emma Roberts, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle. It tells the story of two orphans, Andi and Bruce (played by Roberts and Austin), who attempt to hide their dog at an abandoned hotel after their strict new guardians tell them that pets are forbidden at their home. They also take in other dogs to avoid the dogs being taken away by two cold hearted animal pound workers and police officers.
The film is Nickelodeon's second film to be produced by DreamWorks Pictures after Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and the first Nickelodeon film ever to be produced outside of Paramount Pictures, which still distributed the film for DreamWorks. Shooting began in November 2007 and filming took place entirely in the cities of Los Angeles and Universal City, California. The dogs in the film were trained for several months before shooting. Nearly 80 boys auditioned for the role of Bruce before Austin was ultimately selected. The film was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, and grossed approximately $17 million in its opening weekend in 3,271 theaters.
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