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The Dog Who Saved Easter

2014 · 87 min

A bright, silly, low-stakes animal caper that plays like background holiday TV for the very young.

Directed by
Sean Olson
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan, Beverley Mitchell
Tagline
It's an eggcellent adventure!
Overview
It's Easter and everyone's favorite K-9 is back! The Bannisters are heading out on a family cruise and sending Zeus to doggie day care. Everything is going according to plan, until the daycare's crosstown rival hires a trio of crooks to sabotage the fledgling business. Zeus will make some new friends and new enemies as he uses all his tricks to save the daycare and Easter!

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Directed by
Sean Olson
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan, Beverley Mitchell
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • friendship
    • loyalty
    Places
    • suburbs
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family, tv movie
    Directed by
    Sean Olson
    Written by
    Sean Olson, Richard Gnolfo, Peter Sullivan, Michael Ciminera
    Starring
    Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan, Beverley Mitchell, Patrick Muldoon, Catherine Hicks, Mario López, Nicole Eggert, Joey Diaz
    Music
    Jason Brandt
    Cinematography
    Joseph M. Setele
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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