Dog's Best Friend | |
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Genre | Comedy Family Fantasy |
Screenplay by | Nancey Silvers |
Story by | Lanny Horn Jonathan Prince Nancey Silvers |
Directed by | Allan A. Goldstein |
Starring | Richard Mulligan Shirley Jones Bobcat Goldthwait |
Music by | David Lawrence |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Marc Samuelson Peter Samuelson |
Producers | Mark R. Harris James Shavick |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | Rod Parkhurst |
Editors | Joanne D'Antonio Stephen R. Myers |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Production company | International Family Entertainment, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | The Family Channel |
Release | March 23, 1997 |
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The film was described as "a nice little dog movie". [2]
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