Underdog
NO NEED TO FEAR.. UNDERDOG IS HERE!
2007 | 82m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Frederik Du Chau |
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| Writer: | Craig A. Williams, Adam Rifkin, Joe Piscatella |
| Staring: |
| A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 03, 2007 |
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| Director: | Frederik Du Chau |
| Writer: | Craig A. Williams, Adam Rifkin, Joe Piscatella |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | flying, experiment, secret lab, invention, loss of powers, police, superhero, dog, super power, duringcreditsstinger, research laboratory |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Maverick Films, Classic Media, Have No Fear Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $65,270,477
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Lee | Shoeshine / Underdog (voice) |
| Jim Belushi | Dan Unger |
| Patrick Warburton | Cad |
| John Slattery | Mayor |
| Peter Dinklage | Dr. Simon Barsinister |
| Brad Garrett | Riff Raff (voice) |
| Taylor Momsen | Molly |
| Amy Adams | Polly Purebred (voice) |
| Alex Neuberger | Jack Unger |
| Larry Vigus | Security Guard |
| Bates Wilder | Cop |
| Frank Ridley | Police Sergeant |
| Alexander 'Alex' Garde | Small Boy |
| Diana Shneider | Police Secretary |
| Samantha Bee | Principal |
| John Franchi | Observer |
| Ezra Buzzington | Referee |
| Jay Leno | Jay Leno |
| Susie Castillo | Diana Flores |
| Phil Morris | Supershep 1 (voice) |
| Michael Massee | Supershep 2 (voice) |
| Cam Clarke | Little Brown Dog / Supershep 3 (voice) |
| John DiMaggio | Bulldog / Supershep 4 (voice) |
| Danny Mastrogiorgio | Crazy Dog (voice) |
| Jess Harnell | Astronaut (voice) |
| Susan Garfield | Office Worker |
| Timothy Crowe | Police Chief |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Eggby | Director of Photography |
| Tom Finan | Editor |
| Maggie Martin | Set Decoration |
| Hoyt Yeatman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Philip A. Patterson | First Assistant Director |
| Bob Brown | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Caroline Vexler | Stunts |
| Todd Arnow | Unit Production Manager |
| Andy Fowler | Visual Effects Producer |
| Stuart F. Wilson | Stunts |
| Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts |
| Paul J. Lombardi | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Tanya Noel Hill | Music Editor |
| Rob Duncan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jimmy P. Wong | Stunts |
| James F. Truesdale | Art Direction |
| Joe Rossi | Makeup Department Head |
| Craig A. Williams | Story, Screenplay |
| Lisa Shaftel | Scenic Artist |
| Gary Jones | Costume Design |
| Gail Goldberg | Casting Director |
| Boone Narr | Animal Coordinator |
| Robert L. Sephton | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Montez A. Monroe | Production Coordinator |
| Ian Mclaughlin | Stunts |
| Donna E. Bloom | Unit Production Manager |
| Ellen M. Hillers | Second Assistant Director |
| Peggy Nicholson | Hair Department Head |
| Charles Martin Inouye | Supervising Music Editor |
| Gayle Busby | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mark Dornfeld | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Aaron Vexler | Stunts |
| Shawn Kautz | Stunts |
| Frederik Du Chau | Director |
| Adam Rifkin | Story, Novel, Screenplay |
| Joe Piscatella | Story, Screenplay |
| Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Kelly Cronin | Script Supervisor |
| Ben Shepherd | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jon H. Epstein | Stunt Coordinator |
| Garreth Stover | Production Design |
| Joanne Lamstein | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Todd Arnow | Executive Producer |
| Rebekah Rudd | Co-Producer |
| Jay Polstein | Producer |
| Bob Higgins | Executive Producer |
| Eric Ellenbogen | Executive Producer |
| Erin Stam | Co-Producer |
| Gary Barber | Producer |
| Roger Birnbaum | Producer |
| Jonathan Glickman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 50 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 13 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 42 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Begins well, but soon deteriotiates into a disappointment - culminating with an incredibly forced 'gag reel' in the end credits. <em>'Underdog'</em> means well and is, in all honesty, a harmless 81 minute film. As touched on, it does start off fairly promisingly. I liked how Peter Dinklage and Pa ... trick Warburton were introduced, while the set up for the dog isn't as bad as it could've been. It does other decent things, like the effects for Underdog are solid and the quippy, rhyme-filled dialogue for him actually, somehow, works. However, it ultimately suffers from tedious story creation and execution. As the film goes on, I felt less and less interested in the premise and also nonplussed about the superhero dog - the gimmick wears off quick, even for what is a short production. The end shebang is also very boring. I can't say I disliked this majorly, to be fair. It's just a poor and forgettable 2007 film from Disney.