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Dog's Best Friend

Dog's Best Friend

19971.71h 28m

Overview

Animals communicate with a boy while he's staying at his grandparents' farm and warn him about an impending foreclosure.

Directed by Allan A. Goldstein
Written by Nancey Silvers, Jonathan Prince, Lanny Horn
Produced by Mark R. Harris, Rosanne Milliken, James Shavick
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Top Cast

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan

Fred

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Ethel

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Mr. Teller

Adam Zolotin

Adam Zolotin

Wylie Thompson

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)

Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter

Cow (voice)

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Skippy (voice)

Roger Clinton, Jr.

Roger Clinton, Jr.

Pig (voice)

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper

Chicken (voice)

Markie Post

Markie Post

Pony (voice)

About Dog's Best Friend

Dog's Best Friend is a comedy, family, fantasy, tv movie film released in 1997. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein, it stars Richard Mulligan, Shirley Jones, Bobcat Goldthwait. Animals communicate with a boy while he's staying at his grandparents' farm and warn him about an impending foreclosure.

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