Hotel for Dogs

"No stray gets turned away."

Jan 16 2009 PG 1h 40m
Comedy, Family

Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.

Plot

Animals are strictly forbidden at Andi and her little brother Bruce's foster home. But for Friday, the adorable dog they secretly care for, they're ready to risk everything. They finally find him an ideal shelter, a huge abandoned hotel that Bruce transforms thanks to his engineering genius. In what has become an incredible paradise for dogs, Friday is soon joined by all kinds of furry friends, so many in fact that their barks alert the neighbors...and the local pound, who can't understand the disappearance of all the stray dogs. Andi and Bruce will have to call on all their friends and all their imagination to stop the hotel's secret from being discovered.

Written by

Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle

Directed by

Thor Freudenthal

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Montecito Picture Company, The Donners' Company

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
26,318
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA