Based on the offbeat Disney cartoon series about a dog who longs to be human, this barely feature-length musical starts off with a clever shout-out to Disney's PINOCCHIO (1940) and promisingly catchy musical number. Unfortunately, it then rolls over and plays dead for the rest of its brief 67 minutes running time. Supersmart canine Spot (voiced by Nathan Lane) so longs to be a real boy that he dons human clothing and assumes the name Scott Leadready II so he can attend school with his 8-year-old human companion, Leonard Helperman (Shaun Fleming). Scott's fourth-grade class work is exemplary and his teacher, Mrs. Helperman (Debra Jo Rupp) Leonard...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG
Length:
68 mins