Hotel for Dogs

Release Date: Friday, January 16, 2009 Nationwide

Lisa Kudrow, Emma Roberts, Johnny Simmons, Don Cheadle, Ivan Reitman, Lauren Shuler Donner, Thor Freudenthal, Marc Haimes, Tom Pollock, Jimmy Bennett, Jeff Lowell, Chloe Dan, Lois Duncan

PG Comedy 1 hr, 40 m

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Plot
"Hotel for Dogs", stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in a smart, funny comedy adventure that shows how far love and imagination can take you. When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce (Austin) to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and using Bruce's talents as a mechanical genius, transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday--and eventually for all Friday's friends. When barking dogs make the neighbors suspicious, Andi and Bruce use every invention they have to avoid anyone discovering "who let the dogs in."
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The film's director Thor Freudenthal last directed Words on Bathroom Walls and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

Producers
Lauren Shuler Donner
Tom Pollock
Ivan Reitman

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor
Runtime
1 hr, 40 m
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Language
English

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  • Based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

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Release Dates

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Hotel for Dogs was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 16, 2009 . in around 3,271 theaters There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Paul Blart: Mall Cop, My Bloody Valentine 3-D and Notorious.



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Fri., Jul. 24, 2009

  • Added the Blu-ray release date of April 28, 2009

  • Added the DVD release date of April 28, 2009

  • Added a running time of 100 minutes

  • Changed the film release date from January 23, 2009 to January 16, 2009

  • Changed the film release date from January 16, 2009 to January 23, 2009

  • Added the soundtrack release date of January 13, 2009

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