TY - ADVS AU - Clark,Jason AU - Gordon,Jonathan AU - Leslie,Ewan AU - Shuler-Donner,Lauren AU - Lowell,Jeff AU - Schooley,Bob AU - McCorkle,Mark AU - Freudenthal,Thor AU - Roberts,Emma AU - Austin,Jake T. AU - Cheadle,Don AU - Simmons,Johnny AU - Pratt,Kyla AU - Gentile,Troy AU - Kudrow,Lisa AU - Dillon,Kevin AU - Duncan,Lois ED - Dreamworks Pictures. ED - Nickelodeon Movies. ED - Cold Spring Pictures. ED - Donner's Company (Firm) ED - Montecito Picture Company. ED - DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Hotel for dogs SN - 1415749086 PY - 2009/// CY - Hollywood, Calif. PB - DreamWorks Home Entertainment KW - Foster children KW - United States KW - Juvenile drama KW - Feral dogs KW - Hotels KW - Abandoned buildings KW - Children as inventors KW - African American social workers KW - Dogs KW - Drama KW - Comedy films KW - Films for the hearing impaired KW - Feature films N1 - English, French and Spanish tracks: Dolby digital 5.1; Title from container; Based on the book by Lois Duncan; Special features: Commentary by Thor Freudenthal, Ewan 'Jack' Leslie, Emma Roberts and Jake Austin; "A home for everyone: the making of Hotel for dogs" featurette; "That's the coolest thing I've ever seen!" featurette; K-9 casting; "Bark on cue!" featurette; The Pedigree Adoption Drive; 8 deleted scenes; photo galleries; theatrical trailer; Director of photography, Michael Grady ; editor, Sheldon Kahn ; music, John Debney; Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons, Kyla Pratt, Troy Gentile, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon; MPAA rating: PG; brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor N2 - Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday, their secretly adopted dog, in an abandoned old hotel where they find several other stray dogs seeking shelter. They, along with three other local kids, begin caring for the strays. ER -