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Hotel for Dogs
Starring: Don Cheadle, Emma Roberts, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Johnny Simmons, Troy Gentile, Robinne Lee
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
Screenplay by: Jeff Lowell
Release Date: January 16, 2009
MPAA Rating: R for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor.
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Domestic: $73,034,460 (63.1%)
Foreign: $42,689,198 (36.9%)
Total: $115,723,658 (Worldwide)
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![]() Tagline: No stray gets turned away.
Based on Lois Duncan's novel, the story revolves around two orphaned teenagers who hide dozens of stray dogs in an abandoned hotel.
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."
Besides Roberts and Austin, Hotel for Dogs features a comedy ensemble that includes Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in this smart, funny family adventure that demonstrates just how far love and imagination can take you.
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