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Hotel for Dogs (2009)

Year of U.S. Release: 2009

Starring: Don Cheadle, Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Screenwriter(s): Jeff Lowell
Producer(s): Jack Leslie, Lauren Shuler Donner
Ex. Producer(s): Marc Haimes, Chloe Dan
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
Prod. Company: The Donners' Company, Nickelodeon Movies
Genre(s): Comedy, Family
U.S. Release Date: January 16, 2009 (Wide)
arrowLogline:

Two orphaned teenagers hide dozens of stray dogs in an abandoned hotel.

arrowPlot Summary:
"Hotel for Dogs", stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in a smart, funny comedy adventure that shows how far love and imagination can take you. 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."
arrowAdditional Notes:

Based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

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