Underdog (film)

Underdog (film)
Underdog

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frederik Du Chau
Produced by Gary Barber
Roger Birnbaum
Jonathan Glickman
Written by Adam Rifkin
Joe Piscatella
Starring Jason Lee
Peter Dinklage
Patrick Warburton
Jim Belushi
Alex Neuberger
Taylor Momsen
Amy Adams
Music by Randy Edelman
Cinematography David Eggby
Editing by Tom Finan
Studio Spyglass Entertainment
Classic Media
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s) August 3, 2007
Running time 82 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25 million
Box office $65,270,477

Underdog is a 2007 American live-action comedy film based on the cartoon series of the same name. The film was directed by Frederik Du Chau and stars Peter Dinklage as Dr. Simon Bar Sinister, Patrick Warburton as Cad Lackley, and Jason Lee as the voice of Underdog. The film also stars Jim Belushi, Alex Neuberger, Taylor Momsen, and Amy Adams. The film was loosely based on the super-powered cartoon character of the same name and several other characters from the cartoon. It was produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Classic Media and distributed theatrically in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures. It was filmed in Providence.

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Plot

The story begins when a police beagle is accidentally kidnapped to be a guinea pig by Capitol City's best geneticist, Simon Bar Sinister (Peter Dinklage), who is secretly experimenting on dogs to perfect his serum. However, the beagle escapes, but not before causing a lab fire and being exposed to various substances. Found by ex-police officer and widower Dan Unger (Jim Belushi), the beagle is named "Shoeshine" and becomes the pet of Dan's 12-year-old son, Jack (Alex Neuberger). But as both eventually learn, the incident at the lab has not only made Shoeshine able to speak, but also able to fly and possess supercanine strength. Jack convinces Shoeshine to use his superpowers to help the citizens of Capitol City, taking the name, "Underdog."

However, Bar Sinister (whose face was badly disfigured when a burning television monitor fell on him, during the lab fire), hunting Underdog and eventually learning of his identity, manages to get a sample of his DNA that the scientist uses on Shoeshine to turn him back to a normal dog. After feeding three DNA pills to his German Shepherds, Bar Sinister takes the mayor hostage while setting up a bomb on top of city hall, which is filled with a formula that makes whoever breathes it obey Bar Sinister. However, Shoeshine manages to regain his powers by eating the same pills Bar Sinister gave to the German Shepherds, afterward he turns them against Bar Sinister and saves the day.[1]

Cast

Visual effects

The bulk of the visual effects work on the film was completed by two London-based companies, Frame Store CFC, and Cinesite. The visual effects supervisor at Cinesite was Ben Shepherd, and the animation supervisor was Alexander Williams.

Merchandise

The merchandise for the film was released on July 31, 2007 at the Disney Store. Among the merchandise released that day was a soundtrack album from Hollywood Records and books from Disney Publishing Worldwide. A video game was originally going to be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but was cancelled due to the film's failure.

Reception

Box Office

Underdog was released on August 3, 2007, in 3,013 theaters across the US. It grossed $11,585,121 on its opening weekend, placing in third among that weekend's films in release. As of October 11, 2007, Underdog made $42,937,703 at the domestic box office.

Critical

Upon its release, Underdog received extremely negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes' freshness rating for Underdog stood at 15% in March 2010, the lowest of director Du Chau's three movies at that time (Quest for Camelot and Racing Stripes, receiving 35% and 34% respectively). The movie consensus on that site reads:

"Underdog is a mostly forgettable adaptation that relies far too heavily on recycled material and sloppy production."

Ken Fox of TV Guide said: "If you set your expectations just low enough, or are an easily satisfied 8-year-old, you might have a bit of fun." The New York Daily News saw Underdog as being "made for the Saturday morning TV crowd," claiming that "parents who lead their tykes to this adventure aren't likely to leave disappointed."

Home media

Underdog was released on standard DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc on June 16, 2008. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc both aspect ratios with Widescreen and Fullscreen.

The DVD shows the first episode of Underdog on the bonus features.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]

External links


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