Soccer Dog: European Cup

Soccer Dog: European Cup
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Directed by	Sandy Tung
Written by	John E. Deaver
Produced by	John H. Brister
Starring	Eric Don Nick Moran Jake Thomas Lori Heuring Scott Cleverdon Orson Bean Darren Reiher Frank Simons
Cinematography	Duane Manwiller
Edited by	Chris Wong
Music by	Steve Porcaro Joseph Williams
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Home Video
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Soccer Dog: European Cup is the 2004 feature film sequel to the film Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999), about a dog with an uncanny ability to play soccer.

Premise

The plot is about the dog from the first film who has been reclaimed by his real owners and is taken to Europe to play in the championship, which he eventually wins.

Cast

• Eric Don as Mickey
• Nick Moran as Bryan MacGreggor
• Jake Thomas as Zach Connolly
• Lori Heuring as Veronica Matthews
• Scott Cleverdon as Alex Foote
• Orson Bean as Mayor Milton Gallagher
• Darren Reiher as William Wallace
• Frank Simons as Dr. Oddlike
• Jack McGee as Knox
• Tony Collins as The Referee

Reception

A critic from Common Sense Media rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "kids will laugh at the goofy antics of the soccer team and enjoy the scenes with the dog. They may not be able to understand the Scottish accents and haggis references, but they'll still have fun even if their parents are cringing". ^[1] A critic from The Dove Foundation wrote, "it was a touching story of how a family comes in many different forms and that even parents can learn from their kids". ^[2] Alex Morrison of ThatFilmGuy wrote, "If you like football or have ever heard a real Scottish accent you’d best avoid this. Otherwise, enjoy!" ^[3]

Home media

The headbutt scene was removed from the United Kingdom version for a PG rating. ^[4]

References

1. Shulgasser-Parker, Barbara. "Soccer Dog: European Cup Movie Review". Common Sense Media .
2. "Soccer Dog: Two Disc Set - The Movie and European Cup". The Dove Foundation .
3. "Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004) review by That Film Klown". THATFILMGUY. December 12, 2013.
4. "Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)". www.dvdcompare.net.

External links

• Soccer Dog: European Cup at IMDb