Taglines: Rover is about to take over.
Owen Baker (Liam Aiken) is a 12-year-old who has been working as the neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. Owen’s hard work pays off when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baker (Kevin Nealon and Molly Shannon), let Owen adopt a scruffy Border Terrier that he names Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick). Owen has little time to make lasting friends, so he hopes Hubble will be his best friend.
Owen does have a friend named Connie Flemming (Brittany Moldowan), a girl his age who lives in the neighborhood. But that won’t be for long if Owen’s parents continue their trend of buying and selling houses. Owen and Hubble get more than they bargained for when Owen wakes up one morning to discover that he can understand every word Hubble says—including the ominous phrase: “Take me to your leaders.”
Owen learns that dogs came to Earth thousands of years ago to colonize and dominate the planet. Hubble, who is really named Canid 3942, has been sent by the powerful Greater Dane (voice of Vanessa Redgrave) on a mission from the Dog Star Sirius 7 to make sure dogs have fulfilled this destiny.
The dogs Owen walks include pampered Poodle Barbara Ann (voiced by Delta Burke), cool Boxer Wilson (voiced by Donald Faison), nervous Italian Greyhound Nelly (voiced by Brittany Murphy) and gassy Bernese Mountain Dog Shep (voiced by Carl Reiner).
Good Boy! is a comedy film, directed by John Robert Hoffman and produced by Jim Henson Pictures, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Liam Aiken as Owen Baker, as well as the voices of Matthew Broderick, Delta Burke, Donald Faison, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Vanessa Redgrave, and Cheech Marin as the abundant dog characters in the movie. The film was based on the book Dogs from Outer Space by Zeke Richardson. John Hoffman and Richardson collaborated on the screen story, while Hoffman wrote the screenplay.
Directed by: John Hoffman
Starring: Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Molly Shannon, Brittany Moldowan, Patti Allan, Brenda Crichlow, Nicola Anderson
Screenplay by: Zeke Richardson, John Hoffman
Production Design by: Jerry Wanek
Cinematography by: James Glennon
Film Editing by: Craig Herring
Costume Design by: Antonia Bardon
Set Decoration by: Penny A. Chalmers
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild crude humor.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: October 10, 2003
