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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 21

Fresh: 18

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6.5/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Chance, a playful, sometimes troublesome American bulldog, has recently been adopted by a happy family where he makes friends with the family's chummy pets. Together, Sassy the Himalayan cat,... Chance, a playful, sometimes troublesome American bulldog, has recently been adopted by a happy family where he makes friends with the family's chummy pets. Together, Sassy the Himalayan cat, Shadow the retriever and Chance live contentedly. But one day the domesticated trio find themselves home alone when their young owners Peter, Hope and Jamie take a short out-of-town trip with Mom and her new hubby. Thinking they've been left behind, the animals make a harrowing journey across the Sierra Nevadas in hopes of being reunited with their long-gone family. [More]

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Ameche, Robert Hays

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Ameche, Robert Hays, Kim Griest

Director: Duwayne Dunham

Director: Duwayne Dunham
Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson, Linda Wolverton

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Dec 2, 1997

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Brighter and breezier than many movies starring humans nowadays.

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05/12/08
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A sprightly little entertainment that should enthrall tots without straining the patience of their parents.

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05/12/08
Brian Lowry
Variety
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[A] delightful remake.

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05/12/08
Jeff Menell
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Entertaining sequel w/perhaps first of big star voiceovers.

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03/20/08
Steve Crum
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Totally uncorrupting.

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02/09/06
Wally Hammond
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No review available.

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09/27/05
Blake French
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08/28/05
Emanuel Levy
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11/04/04
Nell Minow
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08/29/04
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

This film is clever even with its human actors, dispensing with the first film's animal-loving hermits and playing up the importance of a cute, newly typical American family.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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So damn incredible, it put me to sleep.

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03/05/03
Alex Sandell
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No review available.

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10/29/02
Audrey Rock-Richardson
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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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An unexpected delight.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Even the most televisionally overstimulated will likely enjoy this boy-and-his-dog movie -- which also happens to be a girl-and-her-cat movie too.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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It'll leap up at you, lick you in the face, then curl up in your lap and stay there, soft and warm and content.

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01/01/00
Hollis Chacona
Austin Chronicle

As an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney, it would be fine, but as a major motion picture, it's disappointing.

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James Berardinelli
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Not a perfect film, but generally one that should please adults and children.

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Mark R. Leeper
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Matters are accomplished by director Duwayne Dunham with fairly professional skill.

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