Now available on digital is the fun, animated film based on a popular book series, Dog Man. The film will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on April 1, 2025.
Dog Man stars the voice talents of Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher, Ricky Gervais, and Cheri Oteri, to name a few.
This film is from the amazing Dreamworks studios, as well as Universal Pictures.
From DreamWorks Animation – creators of How to Train Your Dragon and The Wild Robot – comes the canine crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s literary phenomenon: Dog Man. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born! As he embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery, Get Out), Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The story takes a turn when the kitten forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man and in the process, they discover the power of family to bring even the most hostile foes together.
I am very familiar with the Dog Man books. I haven’t personally read any of them, but I have seen them and flipped through the pages of them. The kids I work with love this book series. I believe there are about a dozen or so books. I’m surprised they didn’t make a Dog Man movie sooner. Not only that, since there are so many books in the series, it would be great if they made a few Dog Man movies based on the books, similar to what they did with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series.
This movie is ADORABLE! Even from an adult standpoint, I thought the characters and scenery were so cute. Bright and colorful too. I love the animation style. It’s very unique.
This film has a lot of fun action going on from start to finish. There are no boring parts. It’s just a fun joy ride from the get go.
This film is great for the whole family. There are plenty of humorous parts that adults will find very funny, even if kids might not understand. There is, of course, plenty of laugh out loud moments for the kids too. This film is an ideal film for the whole family. If you have weekly or monthly family movie nights, this film should be at the top of your list.
I think the choices for the actors who did the voices for the characters was spot on too.
This film has a run time of one hour and twenty nine minutes, and it’s rated PG.
There is also some exclusive bonus features when you purchase the film at participating retailers.
- DELETED AND EXTENDED SCENES WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR PETER HASTINGS
- Sewer Ball Chase
- Petey Robs Bank of Jim
- Li’l Petey Adoption People
- Petey Puppet Time
- Dog Man Chopper Hang Glider
- Revenge of the Bank of Jim
- Butler Business
- Flippy in Jail Epilogue
- MEET THE PACK: Go behind the scenes of the DOG MANrecording sessions as we meet the actors who brought the characters to life and watch them perform some of their silliest lines!
- THE MAKING OF DOG MAN: A SARAH HATOFF EXCLUSIVE: Ace reporter Sarah Hatoff delivers a special report on the making of DOG MAN! Learn about the story, characters, and comic book animation behind Dog Man’s big screen debut!
- HOWL TO DRAW FLIP-O-RAMA STYLE: Join head of story Anthony Zierhut as he teaches how to draw Dog Man, Petey, and Li’l Petey, then learn how to transform your drawings into a Flip-O-Rama!
- Dog Man
- Petey
- Li’l Petey
- Flip-O-Rama
- HOWL TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS FOR DOGS: Police officers and dogs both love one thing…doughnuts! We’ll show you how to make your own Fido-friendly doughnuts for your canine best friend.
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR PETER HASTINGS
I have a FREE Dog Man activity pages that you can download and enjoy with your family. It’s a .PDF file. Simply click on the link (in red) below.
You can check out the film, Dreamworks and Universal Pictures on social media too. Below are all of their links.
Facebook: @dreamworksdogman | /UniversalPicturesAllAccess
X: @dreamworks |@UniAllAccess
Instagram: @dreamworksdogman | @UniAllAccess
TikTok: @dreamworks | @universalallaccess
Below is the film’s trailer for your enjoyment.
Did you see the film? What did you think about it? Feel free to comment and share your thoughts. I always love to hear from readers.
Kimberly
*I received a free digital copy of this film in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
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