Snow Dogs (2002) - Rotten Tomatoes

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A mediocre live-action children's movie, Snow Dogs is filled with cliched dialogue, tiresome pratfalls, and stale fish-out-of-water jokes. Read critic reviews

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Snow Dogs Photos

Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding, Jr., right), who has inherited the dogs, has a chat with the old musher Thunder Jack (James Coburn, left).

Ted (Gooding, right) is given some advice on how to rig his team of dogs by native Alaskan Barb (Joanna Bacalso, left).

Ted (Gooding, right) gets the scoop on local events from Peter Yellowbear (Graham Greene, left).

Ted (Gooding, right) calms his cousin, Rupert (Sisqo, left) and his adoptive mother, Amelia (Nichelle Nichols, center), when he tells them he's going to Alaska.

When Ted Brooks (Gooding, Jr., left) inherits a team of mischievous sled dogs, he quickly discovers that the only person who the dogs will heed is the old musher Thunder Jack (Coburn, right).

Disney's Snow Dogs.

Gooding (right) takes a break from filming with producer Jordan Kerner (left).

Cuba Gooding, Jr., and director Brian Levant cross the finish line at the Arctic Challenge, a race that places the dogs' health and welfare above those of the human participants.

Cuba Gooding,Jr.

Joanna Bacalso is Barb, a beautiful town local.

M. Emmet Walsh is George -- Tolketna, Alaska's lawyer, notary public, and bush pilot.

Graham Greene is town local Peter Yellowbear.

James Coburn is Thunder Jack, an irascible old musher who wants to claim the dogs for himself.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars as Ted Brooks, a dentist from Miami whose life is turned upside down when he inherits a team of mischievous sled dogs in Walt Disney Pictures' hilarious comedy, "Snow Dogs."

Nichelle Nichols ("Star Trek's" Lt. Uhura) is Amelia, Ted's adoptive mother.

Sisqo is Rupert, Ted's cousin and fellow dentist.

Things heat up in the cold for Ted (Gooding, left), when he falls for Barb (Joanna Bacalso, right), a town local.

Olivier (Jean-Michel Paré, pictured), a conceited musher who's more interested in fame than anything else, greets his adoring public.

James Coburn prepares for a scene with one of the dogs that will pull his sled.

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Movie Info

When Miami dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) finds out that he's been named in a will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. Once he gets there, however, his dreams turn to mush: he discovers he's been left a mischievous team of sled dogs -- who have got it in for him. Making matters even worse is the crusty mountain man Thunder Jack (James Coburn), who's also got it in for the city slicker. Wanting to claim the dogs for himself, Jack urges Ted to hotfoot it back to warmer climates.

Rating:

PG (Mild Crude Humor)
Genre:

adventure, kids and family, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Brian Levant
Producer:

Jordan Kerner
Writer:

Jim Kouf, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg, Mark Gibson, Philip Halprin
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 18, 2002 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$81.2M
Runtime:

1h 39m
Production Co:

Buena Vista (Walt Disney)
Sound Mix:

Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Ted

James Coburn
Thunder Jack

Sisqó
Dr. Rupert Brooks

Nichelle Nichols
Amelia

M. Emmet Walsh
George

Graham Greene
Peter Yellowbear

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Critic Reviews for Snow Dogs

All Critics (83) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (62)

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December 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Empire Magazine
What Faustian bargain did Gooding make, forcing him to star in this insipid fish-out-of-water comedy that paints him as a Bolton fan?

July 20, 2002 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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May 21, 2002 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Neil Smith
BBC.com
Pre-packaged dog crap, a dumb movie made by dull-witted adults who clearly believe that just because some viewers currently reside at the lower end of the age spectrum, they don't deserve better.

January 20, 2002 | Rating: 0/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
It's all very cute, though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old.

January 20, 2002 | Full Review…

Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
Two Oscar-winners are no match for irresistible dogs in this so-so slapstick comedy.

January 18, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Nell Minow
Movie Mom
Predictable, at times hokey, but nevertheless goofy and fun Disney family fare, Snow Dogs is a winner.

November 16, 2019 | Full Review…

Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
Comic action, appealing hero, splendid dogs; some scares.

August 5, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media
Horrible acting, horrible script, and horrible direction plague this fiasco of a movie.

April 29, 2009 | Full Review…

Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
"Snow Dogs" doesn't offer much, but to be fair, it had the youngest viewers at my screening cheering and laughing until the end.

September 12, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 0.5/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
Whoever let the dogs out should probably consider a career change.

May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2/4

Tyler Hanley
Palo Alto Weekly

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Audience Reviews for Snow Dogs

Dec 02, 2011

This movie is so cliche and stupid im sad i ever saw it as a kid, and I hated it.

Bradley W Super Reviewer
Aug 18, 2011

This movie is so cliche and stupid im sad i ever saw it as a kid, and I hated it.

Jim C Super Reviewer
Aug 15, 2011

It's not terrible, it's an entertaining family comedy and probably the best disney have made with some guy and some huskies.

Directors C Super Reviewer
Jul 30, 2011

A wonderful family film. Cuba Gooding Jr. was hilarious as Ted Brooks & Sisqo who played Rupert was hilarious as well. I also enjoyed Nichelle Nichols (Amelia Brooks) & Joanna Bacalso (Barb). Of course I loved the Michael Bolton cameo because I love the song Jack Sparrow & he's awesome in it. Such a great movie and another adorable walt disney pictures classic.

Cassie H Super Reviewer

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