MPAA Rating: PG, for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor
Genre: Family/Comedy
Runtime: TBD
Starring: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Don Cheadle
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Hotel for Dogs Movie Trailer
Hotel for Dogs - Official Synopsis
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."
Hotel for Dogs - Fun Facts for Families
The movie Hotel for Dogs is based on the 1971 book by Lois Duncan. Fun and imaginative, the story not only features the lovable dogs, but it also features the creative inventions that the kids come up with in order to keep the dogs safely housed and fed.
You can find out more about the breeds and personalities of the dogs in the movie on the official Hotel for Dogs website (mouse over the "Lobby" button and select "Meet the Pups"). Or, to spark your kids' creative side, you can get the Designed for Dogs: An Inventor's Handbook (Buy Direct), which contains a guide to all the gadgets Bruce invents for his doggy hotel. Bruce's character is a great inspiration to all of the little aspiring engineers out there.
