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