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Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Sisqo, Nichelle Nichols, Joanna Bacalso ... see more see more... , Graham Greene (II) , Brian Doyle-Murray , M. Emmet Walsh , Jean Michel Paré , Michael Bolton , Brian Doyle Murray , David Boyce , Frank C. Turner , Randy Birch , Shaw Madson

Two Oscar-winning actors add a family-oriented comedy to their resumes with this Disney-produced arctic adventure. Snow Dogs stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ted Brooks, a Florida-dwelling dentist with a suc... read more read more...cessful chain of offices and a comfy, poolside lifestyle. All this changes, however, when he finds out that he was actually adopted as a child, and that his birth mother has died and left him an inheritance in her home state of Alaska, of all places. After arriving in the snow-bound clime, Ted learns that he has been willed a pack of cutely named sled dogs: Demon, Diesel, Dutchess, Nana, Mack, Scooper, Sniff, and Yodel. Problem is, the town's premiere sled-dogger, Thunder Jack (James Coburn), wants the pack for himself, and encourages Ted to go back to his tropical environs. But with a major sled-dog race looming, Ted's inspired to learn the ropes, as it were, and prove himself worthy of his birth mother's inheritance -- any way he can. Snow Dogs was directed by Jingle All the Way's Brian Levant and features some animatronic dog effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop; the script was very loosely adapted from popular author Gary Paulsen's nonfiction book Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 14, 2002

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  • September 20, 2011
    It's not terrible, it's an entertaining family comedy and probably the best disney have made with some guy and some huskies.
  • August 18, 2011
    This movie is so cliche and stupid im sad i ever saw it as a kid, and I hated it.
  • August 12, 2011
    OK
  • July 30, 2011
    A wonderful family film. Cuba Gooding Jr. was hilarious as Ted Brooks & Sisqo who played Rupert was hilarious as well. I also enjoyed Nichelle Nichols (Amelia Brooks) & Joanna Bacalso (Barb). Of course I loved the Michael Bolton cameo because I love the song Jack Sparrow & he's a... read morewesome in it. Such a great movie and another adorable walt disney pictures classic.
  • fb733768972
    October 1, 2010
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    I cannot say, for one second that it is a good film, because it is definitely not, but for some reason I enjoy it's little charm. I hate the film for ripping off of eight below, but in a different way. It was okay at most.
  • August 6, 2008
    Cute!
  • October 28, 2007
    loved it funny and sweet and cute
  • August 16, 2007
    A very family friendly comedy. Funnier than I expected it to be and I love Huskies!!
  • May 30, 2007
    were the producers drunk when they signed on to make this movie?
  • April 30, 2007
    An unbelievably lame concept for a comedy, as city slicker Cuba Gooding Jr learns dog sledding in Alaska. The thought of sitting through this again is about as appealing as eating yellow snow.

Critic Reviews


Robert K. Elder
July 20, 2002
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune

What Faustian bargain did Gooding make, forcing him to star in this insipid fish-out-of-water comedy that paints him as a Bolton fan? Full Review

Joe Leydon
January 18, 2002
Joe Leydon, Variety

Instantly forgettable. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 18, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Phoned-in business as usual.

William Triplett
January 18, 2002
William Triplett, Washington Post

If you have a soft spot for man's best friend, it's a pretty good throwaway movie.

Claudia Puig
January 18, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before. Full Review

Neva Chonin
January 18, 2002
Neva Chonin, San Francisco Chronicle

There's little to recommend Snow Dogs, unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
January 18, 2002
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

A generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set.

Liam Lacey
January 18, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance. Full Review

Susan Stark
January 18, 2002
Susan Stark, Detroit News

A movie set in the frozen north that just idles, endlessly, in the sitcom hothouse where convention slowly but surely becomes moldy cliche. Full Review

John Monaghan
January 18, 2002
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

Show me the mugging. Full Review

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