Hotel for Dogs

2009
U
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

25K

YOUR RATING

Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, and Cosmo in Hotel for Dogs (2009)

A group of kids secretly turn a vacant hotel into a shelter for stray dogs.

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Animal Adventure Comedy Family

Two siblings who are forbidden to bring animals home secretly take in stray dogs at an abandoned hotel, thus creating an ideal shelter by transforming the hotel into an incredible paradise f... Read allTwo siblings who are forbidden to bring animals home secretly take in stray dogs at an abandoned hotel, thus creating an ideal shelter by transforming the hotel into an incredible paradise for dogs.Two siblings who are forbidden to bring animals home secretly take in stray dogs at an abandoned hotel, thus creating an ideal shelter by transforming the hotel into an incredible paradise for dogs.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

Videos16

Trailer 2:31

Hotel for Dogs: Trailer #2

Trailer 2:21

Hotel for Dogs: Theatrical Trailer

Trailer 2:21

Hotel for Dogs: Theatrical Trailer

Photos176

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Storyline

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Trivia
Nearly 70 dogs were used for the making of this motion picture, many of which were rescued from the pound. Several of them were adopted by crew members after filming wrapped.

Goofs
The school bathroom at the beginning of the movie where Bruce is sealing the rock in the box is the same bathroom used later on in the hotel.

Quotes
Bruce: If you look at it, dogs have three basic needs. That's- that's eatting, sleeping, peeing and pooping.
Andi: That's four.
Bruce: No, I think peeing and pooping is one.
Heather: Uh, I've stepped in both and I have to disagree.

Crazy credits
The credits are accompanied by clips and stills of the cast and crew with their pets (mostly dogs, but at least one cat and a snake).

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Last Chance Harvey/Notorious/Paul Blart: Mall Cop/Hotel for Dogs/Defiance/Che (2009)

Soundtracks
Get Lucky
Written by Martina Sorbara and Dan Kurtz
Performed by Dragonette
Courtesy of Dragonette Inc.
By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc.

User reviews74

Review

Featured review

5/10

A good laugh for the kids

A brother and sister live with their umpteenth set of foster parents. They hide their pet - a small dog - because the foster parents don't want to know about it. When the dog runs away they follow it and find their way into an old abandoned building. To their surprise it is not completely abandoned but actually lived in by a number of dogs. Soon after that an idea comes to life.

And from there the story rolls on in a typical Disney style children's film where evil is evil and good is good and anything else is easily forgotten. As as adult I wasn't overly impressed with the film but the kid I took to see it loved it - and that's good. The target audience for the film must be kids in the age range 6 to 12 or so. The things that happen are fun to watch (at least the very most of the time) and although the acting capabilities of the younger players leaves something to be desired it is not bad enough to turn the film into a complete waste of tape.

All in all, it features a good number of laughs, a few tear drops and surely a lot of hard work - and a cast that is clearly liking to play the roles they were cast for.

5 out of 10 dogs barking in the night