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 , who attempt to hide their dog at an abandoned hotel after their strict new guardians tell them that pets are forbidden at their home. The film is Nickelodeon's second film to be produced by DreamWorks Pictures after Lemony... Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and the first Nickelodeon film ever to not be produced by Paramount Pictures. Shooting began in November 2007 and filming took place entirely in the cities of Los Angeles and Universal City, California. The dogs in the film were trained for several months before shooting. Nearly 80 boys auditioned for the role of Bruce before Austin was ultimately selected. The film was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, and grossed approximately $17 million in its opening weekend in 3,271 theaters.
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| Release date: | January 15, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Thor Freudenthal |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lauren Shuler Donner, Ewan Leslie, Jonathan Gordon, Jason Clark |
| Editor: | Sheldon Kahn |
| Music by: | John Debney |
| Cinematography: | Michael Grady |
| Screenplay by: | Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle |
| Estimated budget: | $35,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Hotel for Dogs |
| Genre: | Comedy, Children's |