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Teacher's Pet

2004 · 74 min

A zany, song-filled cartoon caper that's bright and silly, with a warm heart about accepting who you are.

Genres
Animation, Family, Music
Tagline
Be careful what you wish for.
Overview
Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.

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Genres
Animation, Family, Music
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • love
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
animation, family, music, comedy, drama
Directed by
Timothy Bjorklund
Written by
Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner
Starring
Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Shaun Fleming, Debra Jo Rupp, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller, Paul Reubens, Megan Mullally
Music
Stephen James Taylor
Runtime
74 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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