Hotel for Dogs (2009)
| Release Date | 15 January 2009 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $73,000,000 |
| Tagline | No stray gets turned away |
| Genre | Comedy, Family |
| Country | USAGermany |
| Filming Locations | Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Themes | Man's Best Friend, Orphans |
| Tones | Light, Sweet |
| Tags | Dog, Hotel, Orphan, Sibling |
Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American children's comedy film based on the 1971 Lois Duncan novel of the same name. The film, directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted by Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle, stars Johnny Simmons, Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Kyla Pratt, and Don Cheadle. It tells the story of two orphans, Andi and Bruce (played by Roberts and Austin), who attempt to hide their dog at an abandoned hotel after their strict new guardians tell them that pets are forbidden at their home.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Eric Edelstein
ACO Max
Maximiliano Hernández
Officer Mike
Andre Ware
Officer Jeff
Ruben Garfias
Department Store Employee
Kenny Vibert
Jason
Stephen Liska
Desk Sergeant
Jeremy Howard
Hot Dog Man
Britney Christian
Girl in TV Room
Jim Doughan
Male Reporter
Gina St. John
Female Reporter
Carina Oakland
Passerby
Susan Avalos
Mom with Kid in Car
Dwayne Swingler
Officer Clark
Brandon Avalos
Kid in Car
Andrea Gold
Woman with Dog
Hira Ambrosino
Social Worker
Allison Curtis
Girl Watching Husky Puppies
Bailey Dent
Little Girl Playing with Puppy
Humberto Guida
Bellhop
Kelsey Higgs
Marianne's Friend
Kami Koren
Perfume Lady
Breaunna Lake
Party Girl
Stefan Mavi
City Cop
Ashley Rose
Orphan
Sadie
Herself - Closing Credits Sequence
Cole Schaefer
Dad
Scott Sener
Bass Player
Arne Starr
Storeowner
Scott Trimble
Himself - Closing Credits Sequence
George F. Watson
Electronics Shopper
Director
Thor Freudenthal
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Writer
Jeff Lowell
Robert Schooley
Mark McCorkle
Lois Duncan
Producer
Jason Clark
producer
Jeffrey Clifford
executive producer
Jonathan Gordon
producer
Marc Haimes
production executive
Ewan Leslie
producer
Gerald D. Moon
production executive
Original Music
Cinematographer
Michael Grady
Editor
Sheldon Kahn
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Casting Director
Sarah Finn
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Randi Hiller
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Production Designer
William Sandell
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Art Director
Brad Ricker
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Set Decorator
Robert Gould
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Linda Lee Sutton
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Costume Designer
Beth Pasternak
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Makeup Department
Scott H. Eddo
makeup department head
Maggie Fung
key makeup artist
Kathrine Gordon
hair department head
Rhonda O'Neal
key hair stylist: second unit
Yvette Stone
hair stylist
Julie M. Woods
additional hair stylist
Production Manager
Cynthia H. Margulis
production supervisor: second unit
Jake Rice
post-production supervisor
Leigh Shanta
unit production manager
Mark Graziano
post-production executive
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Buhai
second assistant director: second unit
Christian Clarke
second second assistant director
Eugene Davis
additional second assistant director
David Dwiggins
first assistant director: second unit
Greg Michael
second unit director
Korey Scott Pollard
additional second assistant director: second unit
Scott Andrew Robertson
first assistant director
Ellen Rosentreter
second second assistant director second unit
Jonas Spaccarotelli
second assistant director
Art Department
Manuel Baca
set dresser
Jim Bandsuh
concept illustrator
Ronald S. Baratie
greens foreman
Carrie Best
construction buyer
Charles Bible
labor foreman
Jeanne Bueche
assistant props
Bill Cancienne
assistant props
Danielle Clemenza
assistant art director
Chuck Courrieu
leadman
Donn Cross
paint supervisor
Gary Deaton
construction coordinator
Carl Denooyer
set dresser
David Dunn
set dresser
Lisa Fiorito
art researcher
Penelope Franco
set decorating coordinator
Martin J. Gibbons
general foreman
Cheryl Gould
leadman
Chris Grantz
on-set dresser
Robert Grbavac
painter
Jeff Hay
set dresser
Bruce Robert Hill
set designer
Patrick Janicke
production illustrator
Robert Kusler
tool man
Carolyn Lassek
assistant property master
Gerald Lehtola
art department coordinator
Josh Lusby
set designer
Amie McCarthy
assistant props
Frank McEldowney
greens foreman, greens coordinator
Tony Miller
plaster foreman
Desma Murphy
assistant art director
Lisa Penaranda
set decorating buyer
Eric Rood
key on-set dresser
Jon Stein
art department researcher
Tim Swope
graphics
Marc Tantin
propmaker gang boss
Tommy Tomlinson
property master
Naomi Treuherz
supervising signwriter
Simeon Wilkins
storyboard artist
Marcel Worch
propmaker gang boss
Michael Yamada
concept artist
Sound Department
Beau Borders
sound re-recording mixer
Frank Bradley
cable person
Ed Callahan
sound editor
Preston Connor
boom operator: additional photography
Steve Copley
foley mixer
Joe Dorn
adr supervisor
Paul Drenning
adr mixer
Robert Eber
sound mixer: additional photography
Robert Fernandez
score mixer
Donald Flick
sound editor
George Flores
sound mixer: second unit, additional photography
Stefan Fraticelli
foley artist
Alexandra Gallo
utility sound technician: additional photography
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer
Paul Graff
sound mixer: second unit, additional photography
John Hays
boom operator: additional photography
Elliott Koretz
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Ryan Lukasik
foley assistant
Steve Nelson
production sound mixer
Steve Nelson
sound editor
Josephine Nericcio
second assistant sound editor
Eric A. Norris
sound effects editor
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Jason Oliver
adr recordist
Ralph Osborn
supervising dialogue editor
Troy Porter
adr mixer
Mark Purcell
sound recordist
Chris Quilty
boom operator: b unit
Philip Rogers
adr recordist
Steve Schatz
sound mixing recordist
Kevin Schultz
foley recordist
John Sievert
foley artist
Knox White
boom operator
Randy Wilson
foley mixer
Scott Stolz
sound mixer
Special Effects
Ryan Arndt
special effects technician
Jim Boulden
animatronic animals
Robert Cole
special effects
Donald Elliott
special effects technician
Ronald Epstein
special effects technician
Christian Eubank
special effects technician
Jay King
on-set special effects
Michael Lantieri
special effects coordinator
Roland Loew
special effects foreperson
Matt McDonnell
special effects technician
Dan Ossello
on-set special effects
Reggie Rizzo
stunt dog/fabricator-fur technician
Jon Thackery
special effects technician
Mario Vanillo
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Jonathan Block
title sequence design/animation
Victor DiMichina
visual effects producer
Siggy Ferstl
digital intermediate colorist
Patrick Flanagan
digital compositor
Jim Gorman
digital compositor
Simon Halpern
previs artist: Persistence of Vision
Jotham Herzon
previsualization artist: Proof Inc.
Mike Leben
motion control operator
Steven Lloyd
digital artist
Mary E. Manning
pre-visualization lead: Proof Inc.
Ray McIntyre Jr.
visual effects supervisor
Brad Moylan
digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Gerardo Ramirez
pre-visualization artist
David Ridlen
visual effects
Ray Scalice
general manager: Pixel Magic
Hudson Shock
compositor
Mai Suzuki
digital restoration artist
Max Votolato
effects coordinator
Nathan Warner
previsualization supervisor: Proof, Inc.
Stunts
Clay Cullen
stunts
J.J. Dashnaw
stunts
Annie Ellis
stunts
Cheyenne Ellis
stunts
David R. Ellis
stunts
Arron Fenton
stunts
Tad Griffith
stunts, stunt driver
James M. Halty
stunts
Riley Harper
stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper
stunt coordinator
Logan Holladay
stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
stunts
Shawn Lane
stunts
Bobby McLaughlin
stunts
James Pratt
stunts
Scott Workman
stunts, stunt driver
Keith Woulard
stunts
Rex Reddick
stunt performer
Heather Sims
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Jose Aguirre
electrician
Will Arnot
camera operator, steadicam operator
Nico Bally
remote head technician
Star Barry
b camera gaffer
Brian Bartolini
gaffer: second unit
Mateo Bourdieu
first assistant camera
John Bratlien
rigging electrician
J.A. Byerly
rigging gaffer
Mitch Byerly
chief rigging electric
Jesse Crusing
additional electrician
Derek K. Cunningham
grip
Matthew Deetsch
gaffer: second unit
Darrin DeLoach
first assistant camera
Shawn Duchscherer
lighting technician
Dan Enneking
dimmer board operator
Daniel Enneking
additional set lighting technician
Michael S. Epley
dolly grip: second unit
Chad Eshbaugh
remote head technician
Claire Farrand-Stone
second assistant camera: second unit
Christopher Ferguson
lighting technician
Michael Fitzgerald
epk photographer
Matt Floyd
rigging grip
Antonio V. Garrido
dolly grip operator: "a" camera
Mike Gentile
film loader
Matthew Guiza
second assistant photographer: "b" camera
Keith A. Hascher
additional set lighting technician
Tom Howard
additional lighting technician
Justin Hughes
grip
Aubrey Husar
first company grip
Louis Isman
grip
Jordan C. Kadovitz
video assist: second unit
Mike Karasick
chief lighting technician, gaffer
Christopher Kiso
set lighting technician
Jonas Lagunoff
grip
Eric Leach
camera operator
Chris Linares
additional set lighting technician
John Linares
best boy electric, assistant chief lighting technician
Jerry L. Marshall
second company rigging grip
Gary Molyneux
dolly grip
Darin Moran
camera operator: "b" camera
Brian Giuseppe Morena
first assistant photographer: "a" camera
Yen P. Nguyen
assistant camera operator: second unit
Scott Odermann
grip
Jesse Olivares
digital video assist operator
Ray Patrick
super technocrane operator
Joel Perkal
first assistant camera: additional camera, first assistant camera: "b" camera second unit
Blake Pike
first company rigging grip
Michael C. Price
key grip: second unit
Patrick Redmond
libra head technician
Arturo Rojas
second assistant photographer: "a" camera
Landon Ruddel
best boy: second unit
Jorge Sánchez
first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Simon Scheeline
second company grip
V.W. Scheich
video assist operator: reshoots "C" unit
Bruce Sharp
lighting technician
Ryan Shopay
rigging electrician
Heather Sims
stand-in: on-camera
David Sirianni
grip
Jeff Snyder
digital video assist operator
Gary Soloko
rigging technician
Adam Southwick
dimmer board operator
Lisbeth Storandt
first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Ian Strang
set lighting technician, electrician
David Stump
additional cinematographer
George Sugar
set lighting technician
Jaimie Trueblood
still photographer
Atom Vyvial
dolly grip operator: "b" camera
Chris Walden
basecamp generator operator
Rick Whitfield
24 frame supervisor
Andy Young
best boy rigging grip
Matt Zschoche
rigging technician
Animation Department
Stuart Allan
animatic
Casting Department
Chris Bustard
extras casting
Jennifer Euston
additional casting
Leslee Feldman
casting executive
Tamara Hunter
casting associate
Mariann H.W. Lee
extras casting
Leslie-Ann Reale
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annalisa Adams
costumer
Carrie Arakaki
set costumer
Sean Haley
costumer
Lisa Halperin
additional costumer
Jalene Murphy
key costumer
Marienne O'Brien
set costumer
Jamie Lauren Salazar
costumer
Paul Sinnott
costume assistant
Ken Van Duyne
costumer
Pamela Wise
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Jay Bodnar
digital intermediate technologist
Wendy Greene Bricmont
additional editor
Tricia Chiarenza
color timer
John Dietrick
assistant editor
Leilani Gushiken
post-production coordinator
Nicholas Hasson
smoke editor
Andy Kaplan
digital intermediate producer
Robert Malina
additional editor
Music Department
Mark Agostino
music playback operator: ProTools
Brent Brooks
music editor
Jeff Carson
music editor: score
Brad Dechter
orchestrator
Kyle de Tarnowsky
orchestrator
Jennifer Hawks
executive in charge of music
Julianne Jordan
music supervisor
Jo Ann Kane
music preparation
Kevin Kaska
orchestrator
Andrew Kinney
orchestrator
Chris Lord
orchestrator
Tony Mandracchia
guitar coach
Melanie Mullens Hoyson
score production supervisor
Peter Rotter
music contractor
John Ashton Thomas
orchestrator
Mike Watts
orchestrator
Johann Benét
musician
Transportation Department
Rob Byer
transportation captain: second unit
Cody Driver
driver
Don Haggerty
driver
Vicki Sousa
driver
Paul Tumber
driver: 2nd Unit
Wayne Williams
transportation coordinator
Richard Denson
driver
Other Crew
Sage Asteak
key set production assistant
Sean F. Barth
product placement
Raymond W. Beal
animal trainer
Bonnie Belknap
food stylist
Jenny Lynn Burnett
post-production accountant
Paul Buscemi
epk sound
Kristy Campbell
animal trainer
Ernesto Cantu
trailer supervisor
Justin Carville
second assistant accountant
Bridget Cleary
assistant location manager
Anna L. Coats
key assistant location manager
Deborah Dellosso
animal trainer
Patricia L. DeShields
production accountant
Victor DiMichina
technical production supervisor
Jack Dubnicek
assistant to Lauren Shuler Donner
Cate Eckenrode
additional set production assistant
Melinda Eichberg
animal trainer: dogs
Heidi Falconer
unit publicist
Adam Feingold
accounting clerk
Mark Forbes
animal coordinator
Madison Ford
adr loop group
Jannatha Guthrie
second assistant accountant
Matt Haggerty
set production assistant
Kenny Hanson
additional set production assistant
Cathy Immordino
stand-in: Troy Gentile
Roy G. Irwin
set medic
Teresa Jaime Drapkin
payroll accountant
Eva Jensen
studio teacher
Adam Knapp
photo double, stand-in
Scott Koche
set production assistant: reshoots
Erin Kolpek
stand-in
Eloy Lara
set medic
Alix Large
accounting clerk
Brenda Lopez
script supervisor: second unit
Lynda Lopez
assistant: director
Sharon Lopez
assistant production coordinator
James E. Maddux
set medic
Jonathan Madrid
assistant animal trainer
Larry Madrid
animal trainer
Andrew Magarian
acting coach
John R. McCormick
animal trainer
Stephanie McKinnon
production secretary
Haley McLane
script supervisor: second unit
Brynn McQuade
clearances
Michael W. Miliotti
animal trainer
Michael Neale
location manager
Tom Neal
assistant location manager
Andrew Novak
production secretary
Carina Oakland
photo double
Chris Parson
adr loop group
Julie Pitkanen
script supervisor
David Jedidiah Rose
production assistant
Adam Rucho
production assistant
Gregory Santoro
additional set production assistant
Laura Sherman
assistant production office coordinator: additional photography
Steve Solomon
animal trainer
Erin Stern
set production assistant
Shelly Strong
production executive
Jason Suhrke
set production assistant
Hirotatsu Taniguchi
set production assistant
Sophia Tapia
payroll accountant: reshoots
Kendall Toole
adr loop group
Jodi Tripi
stock footage researcher
Daniel Villarreal
production assistant: additional photography
Linda Warrilow
production coordinator
Arthur Williams
key set production assistant: second unit
Tasha Zamsky
animal trainer
Jerome Zelle
assistant craft service
Steven Zienka
assistant: Greg Michael
Christina Hwang
title producer
Scott Trimble
location scout: additional photography
Mike Tsucalas
additional set production assistant
Tim Williams
animal trainer
Production Company
DreamWorks SKG
Nickelodeon Movies
Cold Spring Pictures
Donners' Company
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Montecito Picture Company, The
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Mavrocine
Distributor
Bonton, a. s.
Paramount Pictures Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Argentina Video Home
Finnkino Oy
Home Box Office (HBO)
Kadokawa Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Entertainment
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Special Effects
Animal Makers
Proof
Third Floor, The
Miscellaneous
Boost Mobile
the producers wish to thank
Central Casting
background casting
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Clearance Domain
script clearances
Direct Tools & Fasteners
expendables
Filmtools
expendables
General Motors
the producers wish to thank
LCW Props
set equipment
Location Junkies
layout board
Los Angeles Center Studios
production office
Movie Movers
star trailers, hair and make-up trailers, cast trailers
Picture Mill, The
titles
Razor & Tie Direct
soundtrack
Rockbottom Rentals
walkie rentals, junxion box rentals, cell phone rentals
Runway
post-production
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