Fresh
It may not set the box office on fire, but this canine caper is more agreeable than your average underdog tale.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Firehouse Dog
The biggest DogGone family film of the year
2007 · 1h 51m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Todd Holland
Overview
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Director and cast
- Todd Holland Director
- Josh Hutcherson as Shane Fahey
- Bruce Greenwood as Connor Fahey
- Bill Nunn as Joe Musto
- Scotch Ellis Loring as Lionel Bradford
- Teddy Sears as Terence Kahn
- Arwen as Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
- Mayte Garcia as Pep Clemente
- Dash Mihok as Trey Falcon
- Steven Culp as Zachary Hayden
- Rohan as Rexxx / Dewey the Dog
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Rin Tin Tin would never have okayed a script like this.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Rotten
We're forced to endure plenty of scatological gags and treacly exchanges between Shane and his distant dad as the film imparts an obvious message about the frivolity of stardom.
Erin Clements, Time Out New York
Rotten
To me it doesn't mesh well.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
It's harmless enough for young kids, but director Todd Holland seems to have little interest in making anything but a generic, instantly forgettable family-friendly feature.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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