A Doggone Hollywood

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A Doggone Hollywood
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Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written byJim Wynorski
Produced byChuck Cirino
Starring Paul Logan
CinematographyChuck Cirino
Music byChuck Cirino
Release date
  • June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

A Doggone Hollywood is a 2017 American children's film about a telepathic dog starring Jesse the Jack Russell, a dog who was a YouTube star. [1] It is the sequel to the 2016 film A Doggone Christmas and is followed by the sequel A Doggone Adventure.

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References

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