Underdog is a 2007 American live-action comedy film based on the cartoon series of the same name. The film was directed by Frederik Du Chau and stars Peter Dinklage as Dr. Simon Bar Sinister, Patrick Warburton as Cad Lackley, and Jason Lee as the voice of Underdog. The film also stars Jim Belushi, Alex Neuberger, Taylor Momsen, and Amy Adams. The film was loosely based on the super-powered cartoon character of the same name and several other characters from the cartoon. It was produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Classic Media and distributed theatrically in the United States by Walt Disney... Pictures. It was filmed in Providence, Rhode Island. The film was the third highest grossing film in box office on the opening weekend of its release, but the film received extremely negative reviews. The story begins when a police beagle is accidentally kidnapped to be a guinea pig by Capitol City's best geneticist, Simon Bar Sinister , who is secretly experimenting on dogs to perfect his serum. However, the beagle escapes, but not before causing a lab fire and being exposed to various substances.
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| Release date: | August 3, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Frederik Du Chau |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 84 Minutes |
| Producer: | Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Polstein |
| Editor: | Tom Finan |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | David Eggby |
| Screenplay by: | Craig A. Williams, Adam Rifkin, Joe Piscatella |
| Adapted from: | Underdog |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure, Children's, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action |