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''See Spot Run'' is a 2001 American
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
about a mailman who takes in a stray bullmastiff, the
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Spot, only to learn that he is a trained FBI dog that has escaped from a witness protection program and is targeted for attacking a crime boss.


Plot

Agent 11 is a crime-fighting bullmastiff used by the FBI; he partners with his master, Murdoch, in
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. As they go after the Mafia boss, Sonny Talia, Agent 11 attacks him and rips off one of his
testicle A testicle or testis (plural testes) is the male reproductive gland or gonad in all bilaterians, including humans. It is homologous to the female ovary. The functions of the testes are to produce both sperm and androgens, primarily testoste ...
s. Sonny is taken to the hospital to have it surgically replaced. As payback, he sends his two bodyguards, Gino and Arliss, to kill Agent 11. For protection, Agent 11 is sent to a training facility in
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. After Agent 11 escapes, he meets Gordon Smith, who works as a
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. Gordon dislikes dogs and has volunteered to take care of James McGuire, the young son of his neighbor, Stephanie. Gino and Arliss have continued their search for Agent 11, whom James names "Spot." Agent 11 does not want to catch balls or Frisbees because Murdoch told him not to play when he was a puppy, but he eventually starts to do so with Gordon and James like a normal dog. Later, Gino and Arliss try to kill him while he is with Gordon and James at a pet store, but he outsmarts them. When the FBI finds out that Spot is living with Gordon, they take him back. He escapes and finds Gordon and James again. Sonny returns and attempts to kill him, but is outsmarted, captured, and imprisoned. The FBI agents try to take Spot back, but in the end they decide to let him choose with whom he wants to live. He chooses Gordon and James, although he gives Murdoch a goodbye lick. Stephanie returns and is very upset with Gordon for what had happened, but James convinces her that Gordon is a good guy, and they end up together. One of the film's last scenes is of Sonny in prison, his testicles having been replaced by metal balls (the other one having also been ripped off by Spot) that constantly clack together. One inmate calls him "Music Man", and he threatens, in a higher voice, "I'm gonna catch you in the yard. We're gonna settle this man to man!"


Cast

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David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster En ...
as Gordon Smith *
Angus T. Jones Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American former actor. He is best known for playing Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10-year tenure as on ...
as James McGuire * Michael Clarke Duncan as Murdoch *
Paul Sorvino Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...
as Sonny Talia *
Leslie Bibb Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American actress and model. Bibb first appeared on television in 1996 with minor roles in a few series, and on film in 1997 with a small role in '' Private Parts''. Her first recurring TV role wa ...
as Stephanie McGuire *
Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on '' K-Ville'', and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ...
as Benny Washington *
Sarah-Jane Redmond Sarah-Jane Redmond is a British actress and acting coach, living in Canada, whose work has spanned film, television and theatre productions, often in science fiction roles. She has taught acting at the New Image College of Fine Arts in British ...
as Agent Sharp * Joe Viterelli as Gino Vacco * Steve Schirripa as Arliss Donato * Kavan Smith as Ricky * Kim Hawthorne as Cassavettes


Production

''"See Spot Run"'' was entirely shot in
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,
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,
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from June 12 to August 7, 2000.


Reception

The film received negative reviews.
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reports an approval rating of 23% based on 77 reviews, with an average score of 3.65/10. The site's consensus states that it "has all the elements children enjoy in a movie: a lovable dog, bad things happening to stupid adults, and lots of dog poop. For adults, it's either hit-or-miss".
Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...
gave the film 1 1/2 out of 4 stars. Nell Minow of
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was concerned about the movie’s excessive use of adult humor in a PG rated movie as described "Too dumb and too vulgar for anyone".


Home media

"See Spot Run" was released on VHS and DVD by
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on August 28, 2001.


Soundtrack

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Box office

The film opened at #3 at the North American box office making $9.7 million USD in its opening weekend, behind ''
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'', which opened at the top spot. Despite this, it was a success and went on to gross over $43 million worldwide, in part because the film featured the first trailer for the already-heavily-anticipated ''
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References


External links

* {{John Whitesell 2001 films 2001 comedy films 2000s children's comedy films 2000s English-language films American Sign Language films American children's comedy films Films about dogs Films about the Federal Bureau of Investigation Films about the United States Postal Service Films about witness protection Films directed by John Whitesell Films scored by John Debney Films shot in Vancouver Films with screenplays by Craig Titley Village Roadshow Pictures films Warner Bros. films 2000s American films