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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

2013 · 89 min

A light, silly holiday romp with talking dogs and bumbling crooks, easy to watch and forget.

Overview
The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van Dien of 'Watch Over Me' and 'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb') and his foxy poodle Bella (voiced by Paris Hilton) and a familiar pair of bumbling jewel thieves (led by Dean Cain of 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventure of Superman' and 'The Dog Who Saved Christmas') and this holiday may be headed downhill fast! Can Zeus solve the crime, save Bella and hit the slopes, all in time for Christmas Day? Gary Valentine ('King of Queens') and Elisa Donovan ('Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and 'Clueless') co-star in the all-new four-legged family adventure!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • crime
  • friendship
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Michael Feifer
Written by
Richard Gnolfo, Michael Ciminera, Peter Sullivan
Starring
Mario López, Dean Cain, Paris Hilton, Gary Valentine, Elisa Donovan, Brennan Bailey, Kayley Stallings, Michael William Arnold
Music
Andres Boulton
Cinematography
Jeffrey D. Smith
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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