Old Dogs
Sit. Stay. Play Dad.
2009 | 88m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Walt Becker |
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| Writer: | David Diamond, David Weissman |
| Staring: |
| Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's uptight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 2009 |
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| Director: | Walt Becker |
| Writer: | David Diamond, David Weissman |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | camp, best friend, co-workers relationship, duringcreditsstinger, sports marketing firm |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Tapestry Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $96,753,696
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Travolta | Charlie |
| Robin Williams | Dan |
| Kelly Preston | Vicki |
| Conner Rayburn | Zach |
| Ella Bleu Travolta | Emily |
| Lori Loughlin | Amanda |
| Seth Green | Ralph White |
| Bernie Mac | Jimmy Lunchbox |
| Matt Dillon | Yancy Devlin |
| Dax Shepard | Gary - Child Proofer #1 |
| Luis Guzmán | Nick - Child Proofer #2 |
| Ann-Margret | Martha |
| Rita Wilson | Gloria Lawrence |
| Justin Long | Troop Leader Adam |
| Amy Sedaris | Condo Woman |
| Residente | Tattoo Artist |
| Sab Shimono | Yoshiro Nishamura |
| Kevin Yamada | Riku |
| Kevin Dean-Hackett | Tijuana Priest |
| Laura Allen | Kelly |
| Sam Travolta | Singing Waiter |
| Margaret Travolta | Singing Hostess |
| Nick Loren | Singing Waiter 2 |
| Kenneth Maharaj | Indian Guy |
| Nova Mejia | Hot Waitress |
| Margaret Goodman | Grandma |
| Jerome Weinstein | Grandpa |
| Allie Woods Jr. | Old Guy |
| Michael Enright | Singing Waiter 3 |
| Alexa Havins | Hot Waitress 2 |
| Keenan Shimizu | Japanese Executive |
| Akira Takayama | Japanese Executive |
| Shirô Oishi | Japanese Executive |
| Yoshio Mita | Japanese Executive |
| Seiji Kakizaki | Japanese Executive |
| Keisuke Jim Nagahama | Japanese Executive |
| Dominick Riccardi | Driver |
| Costas Panay | Little Kid |
| Kate Lacey | Rayburn & Reed Employee |
| Denise Violante | Spanish Lady |
| Tonia-Marie Gallo | Lazy Pooch Employee |
| Chika Kanamoto | Japanese Flight Attendant |
| Marcel Becker | Waiter |
| Alison Pelletier | Hot Waitress 3 |
| Dylan Sprayberry | Cute Soccer Kid |
| Bradley Steven Perry | Soccer Kid |
| Joey Pordan | Soccer Kid |
| Jason Davies | Dancer |
| Alicia Mazepa | Dancer |
| Marielys Molina | Dancer |
| Charlene Smith | Dancer |
| Tera Lee Pollin | Dancer |
| Brendan King | Dancer |
| Jason Dougherty | Dancer |
| Kevin Aubin | Dancer |
| Christine L. Anderson | Back-Up Singer |
| Crystal MacKenzie | Back-Up Singer |
| Erynn Dickerson | Back-Up Singer |
| Noel MacNeal | Muppet |
| John E. Kennedy | Muppet |
| Matt Vogel | Muppet |
| Josh Cohen | Muppet |
| Bruce Connelly | Muppet |
| Joe Kovacs | Muppet |
| Tom Woodruff Jr. | Gorilla |
| DeRay Davis | Zoo Security Guard |
| Paulo Costanzo | Zoo Maintenance |
| Chris J. Cullen | Pretzel Man (uncredited) |
| Kendall Draughn | Ice Cream Girl (uncredited) |
| Vohn Ferguson | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Steve Ferrarie | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Catherine Fetsco | Hot Jogger (uncredited) |
| Gene Harrison | Handyman (uncredited) |
| Ingrid Johnson | Big Tina (uncredited) |
| Yulia Klass | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Heland Lee | Japanese Security Guard #1 (uncredited) |
| Jian Leonardo | Airport Security #3 (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Mowery | Commuter (uncredited) |
| Panama Redd | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| Hector Rodriguez Jr. | Commuter (uncredited) |
| Harry L. Seddon | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Melissa Silver | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Lara Anne Slife | Singing Waitress (uncredited) |
| Frank Tedesco | South Beach Dude (uncredited) |
| Nina Vincent | Conga Line Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eden Wright | Girl at Birthday (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Walt Becker | Director |
| Thomas Robinson Harper | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| Jay Scully | Casting |
| Doc Kane | ADR & Dubbing |
| Bob Brown | Stunt Coordinator |
| Johnny Martin | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Charlie Crist | Thanks |
| Jeffrey L. Kimball | Director of Photography |
| Kevin Kaska | Orchestrator |
| John Debney | Original Music Composer |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Utility Stunts |
| Bernie Mac | In Memory Of |
| David Diamond | Writer |
| Jeff Sawyer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tommy Frazier | Special Effects |
| Raymond M. Samitz | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert Merk | Electrician |
| Jeff Cannon | Boom Operator |
| Teressia Carter | Hairstylist |
| Greg Zimmerman | ADR & Dubbing |
| Phil Gauvin | Special Effects |
| Akemi Abe | Visual Effects |
| Romano C. Pugliese | Set Decoration |
| Paul Drenning | ADR & Dubbing |
| Gavin Fernandez | Loader |
| Brian O'Hara | Art Direction |
| Jack Donnelly | Camera Operator |
| Diane Rich | Scenic Artist |
| Fred Buchholz | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Bryan Wohlers | Special Effects |
| Tom Lackey | Location Scout |
| Kurt Harris | Special Effects |
| Ellen Christiansen | Set Decoration |
| Joe Sarao | Grip |
| Stephen Consentino | Steadicam Operator |
| Joshua Solson | Electrician |
| Jessica Lichtner | Script Supervisor |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Gayle Busby | Visual Effects Producer |
| Bruce MacCallum | Camera Operator |
| Timothy Healy | Electrician |
| Debby VanPoucke | Sound Designer |
| Mark Dornfeld | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Willard Overstreet | Foley |
| Lou Massa | Grip |
| David Gropman | Production Design |
| Dan Paikin | Boom Operator |
| Eric D. Christensen | Visual Effects Producer |
| Edward T. Reiff Jr. | Special Effects |
| Kevin Ladson | Property Master |
| Scott Blynder | Sound Mixer |
| Lukasz Jogalla | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Elizabeth Kenton | ADR Editor |
| Dallas Hartnett | Key Hair Stylist |
| Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Peter Bulavinetz | Grip |
| Russell Engels | Gaffer |
| Trevor Waterson | Production Supervisor |
| Roland Blancaflor | Special Effects |
| Rob Frank | Location Manager |
| Rylan Buchholz | Special Effects |
| Larhn Davitt | Grip |
| Eric Papa | Location Scout |
| Ryan Folsey | Editor |
| Bernard X. Brongniart | Grip |
| Richard Kathlean | Location Scout |
| Jodi Rell | Thanks |
| Persefone Karakosta | Makeup Artist |
| Chad Schiro | Choreographer |
| David Price | Production Supervisor |
| Matt Hennessy | Visual Effects |
| Michael J. Prate | Grip |
| Peter Rogness | Art Direction |
| Jeff Peel | Thanks |
| Tom Lewis | Editor |
| Thomas Clary | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tom Prate | Grip |
| Michele Ferrone | Visual Effects Producer |
| Kathleen Chopin | Casting |
| Odin Benitez | Sound Effects Editor |
| Greg Steele | ADR & Dubbing |
| Graham Winick | Thanks |
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Todd Kleitsch | Key Makeup Artist |
| Nellie Muganda | Makeup Artist |
| Gregory Lundsgaard | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Martina Kohl | Makeup Department Head |
| RaMona Fleetwood | Hair Department Head |
| David Weissman | Writer |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Victoria Sampson | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Jill Brown | Stunt Double |
| Allan Graf | Stunt Driver |
| Jodi Michelle Pynn | Utility Stunts |
| Joanne Lamstein | Utility Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Linda Favila | Associate Producer |
| Andrew Panay | Producer |
| Anson Downes | Associate Producer |
| Kelly Hayes | Associate Producer |
| Peter Abrams | Producer |
| Garrett Grant | Executive Producer |
| Robert L. Levy | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 16 |
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Bad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. I love Robin Williams and Seth Green, but man, I don't know what is wrong with Travolta in this. I'm not a big fan of his to begin with, but he's just a jackass. Not only does he have a jerk character, but he looks like he's phoning it in too. ... "I'm here, I'm saying the lines." It wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't the lead character. The movie is about THEIR business, and Robin's character's kids, but personality wise Robin has to play this push over character that can't do anything but take the punches, and he doesn't do abuse humor well. He's known for absurd humor, that the situation is ridiculous and out of control, not that he's suffering from it persay. I've also always like Robin William's connection to kids and that, at heart, he's a family guy. This character that lives isolated from his kids, that can't be fun was a poor casting for him. Honestly, looking at the story even, I don't know why anyone decided to make this, unless the right names made it happen, and they just left big blank spaces in the script that said, "something ridiculous and funny" and they just slotted in things like "Seth Green gets adopted by a Guerilla". Don't waste your time with this unless you're just on a Robin Williams marathon for completionist sake.
I wanted this to be good, but it's anything but. There is nothing I enjoyed about <em>'Old Dogs'</em>, every second of its 88 minute run time is a hard slog. Robin Williams and John Travolta are the only reasons that I haven't rated this even lower, I'm not saying those two are all that noteworth ... y in this but their acting ability raises things up ever so slightly. The premise is incredibly lame and painstakingly predictable, while the comedy is very lazy - I didn't laugh once, there's not even a minutely chucklesome moment. There are some terrible attempted gags in there. A major disappointment, I wanted to like this due to the two leads but I just couldn't. Dreadful film. 2000s live-action Disney is mental. From the greatness of <em>'Pirates of the Caribbean'</em>, <em>'Holes'</em> and <em>'The Greatest Game Ever Played'</em> to the diabolical <em>'The Country Bears'</em>, <em>'Max Keeble's Big Move'</em> and now this. Rather incredible.