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Underdog is a 2007 American live-action/animated superhero comedy film based on W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, and Joe Harris‘ 1960s animated television series Underdog, which in turn is a spoof on the DC Comics character Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Underdog: Directed by Frederik Du Chau. With Jason Lee, Peter Dinklage, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton. A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
- (23K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Frederik Du Chau
- 2007-08-03
A bomb-sniffing beagle is fired from the mayor's office for a faux pas. That night a mad scientist dognaps him and injects him with an elixir. The dog escapes, but now has superpowers. He's adopted by a security guard - an ex-cop, who's a widower with a moody teen son, Jack.
Underdog is a 2007 American live-action/animated superhero comedy film based on W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, and Joe Harris‘ 1960s animated television series Underdog, which in turn is a spoof on the DC Comics character Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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The film opens with a slight introduction from the main hero of the film, Underdog who introduces the audience to himself, his arch-nemesis Simon Barsinister, and Barsinister's henchman Cad using some of the animated clips as seen from the original cartoon series. The film then enters into Capital City Town Hall, where a beagle on the police bomb s...
Jason Lee as Underdog/Shoeshine the DogAmy Adams as Sweet Polly Purebredthe DogAlex Neuberger as Thomas "Jack" UngerTaylor Momsen as MollyThe bulk of the visual effects work on the film was completed by two London-based companies, Frame Store CFC, and Cinesite. The visual effects supervisor at Cinesite was Ben Shepherd, and the animation supervisor was Alexander Williams.
Underdog was released on August 3, 2007, in 3,013 theaters across the US. It grossed $11,585,121 on its opening weekend, placing in third among that weekend's films in release. As of October 11, 2007, Underdogmade $42,937,703 at the domestic box office.
Underdog was released on standard DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc on December 18, 2007. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc both aspect ratios with Widescreen and Fullscreen. The DVD shows the first episode of Underdogon the bonus features. As of 2020, there are no plans for a home media reissue after the 2007 DVD/Blu-ray release. Yet, it is available to...
The merchandise for the film was released on July 31, 2007 at the Disney Store. Among the merchandise released that day was a Underdog: Original Soundtrackalbum from Hollywood Records and books from Disney Publishing Worldwide. A video game was originally going to be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but was canceled due to its critical and ...
This is the fifth Disney film to be based on a TV show that was non-Disney before, the first four being George of the Jungle, Mr. Magoo, My Favorite Martian and Inspector Gadget.This is one of only 2 Disney movies to be released on DVD not to have the FastPlay option on the DVD menu despite being a FastPlay-equipped DVD, the other being The Game Plan.Underdog is a 2007 American superhero family comedy film based on the 1960s cartoon series of the same name. Directed by Frederik Du Chau and written by Joe Piscatella, Adam Rifkin, and Craig A. Williams, the film stars Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, John Slattery, and Patrick Warburton with the voice talents of Jason Lee, Amy Adams, and Brad ...
Underdog must save the day when evil scientist Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage) and his giant henchman (Patrick Warburton) hatch a plot to destroy Capitol City.
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- Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
- PG
