Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Josh HutchersonShane Fahey
- Bruce GreenwoodConnor Fahey
- Bill NunnJoe Musto
- Scotch Ellis LoringLionel Bradford
- Teddy SearsTerence Kahn
- ArwenRexxx / Dewey the Dog
- FrodoRexxx / Dewey the Dog
- RohanRexxx / Dewey the Dog
- StryderRexxx / Dewey the Dog
- Steven CulpZachary Hayden
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
A surprisingly heartfelt father/son relationship, handled with restraint by director Todd Holland. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Though it never completely catches fire, there's enough earnestness and warmth that makes it a welcome alternative in a family film arena dominated by computer animation and associated toy lines. - 50
Variety
Leaving no heartstrings untugged and no doggie-fart jokes uncracked, scruffy pic reps a very mixed breed of obvious humor, gently moving father-son drama and sub-"Backdraft" trial by fire. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
This larger-than-life cartoon of a trained dog has more character than the two-legged co-stars. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
No best in show but a decent family comedy. - 50
The New York Times
Working with four interchangeable Deweys, the filmmakers create a sufficient number of lively stunts to keep the kiddies amused, though the film's wittiest moment -- a canine parody of Dudley Moore's first glimpse of Bo Derek in "10" -- will be appreciated only by their parents. In trying to straddle both age groups, however, Firehouse Dog proves decidedly less nimble than its furry star. - 50
New York Daily News
If Firehouse Dog was on cable, where it belongs, it would make a passable diversion from homework or chores. But a kid would have to be pretty desperate to leave the house - and waste allowance money - for this modest distraction. - 50
Washington Post
Firehouse Dog goes into the marginally watchable category, aimed as it is toward the middlebrow family trade, preferably dog owners with their own Sparky slopping up the station wagon windows.
