Snow Dogs
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| Directed by | Brian Levant |
| Produced by | Jordan Kerner |
| Written by |
Jim Kouf Tommy Swerdlow Michael Goldberg Mark Gibson Philip Halprin |
| Based on | Premise suggested by Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen |
| Starring |
Cuba Gooding, Jr. James Coburn Sisqó Nichelle Nichols Graham Greene |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Edited by | Roger Bondelli |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $33 million |
| Box office | $115 million |
Snow Dogs is a 2002 American Northern adventure comedy film directed by Brian Levant, and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and James Coburn. The film was released in the United States on January 18, 2002 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is inspired by the book Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen.
Dr. Theodore "Ted" Brooks is a dentist in Miami, Florida. Every city bus carries an advertisement for his dental practice with his picture.
One day, Ted receives a letter from Alaska, naming him as the only heir of one Lucy Watkins, a resident of the backwoods village of Tolketna. Brooks' mother Amelia reveals that he is adopted; Lucy was his biological mother.
Ted travels to Tolketna to claim his inheritance from Lucy: seven Siberian Husky sled dogs and a Border Collie named Nana.
In Tolketna, he discovers his roots. Totally out of his element, Ted experiences challenges he has never dreamed of: blizzards, thin ice, foxes, skunks, bears, an intimidating, crusty old mountain man named James "Thunder Jack" Johnson, and the aggressive, defiant lead dog, Demon. All of this happens with the buzzing excitement of the Arctic Challenge Sled Dog Race, which is only two weeks away.
Ted tries to find out why he was given up for adoption, and who was his biological father. He meets bar owner Barb, a close friend of Lucy. Barb helps Ted to deal with the dogs and teaches him how to drive a sled, and falls in love with him. Ted has several encounters with Thunder Jack, who tries to buy the dogs, especially Demon. Barb tells Brooks that Thunder Jack is his biological father.
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