Teacher's Pet

"Be careful what you wish for."

2004 1h 14m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 43

AnimationFamilyMusicComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.

“Be careful what you wish for.”

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Cast

Nathan Lane
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Kelsey Grammer
Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
Shaun Fleming
Leonard Amadeus Helperman (voice)
Debra Jo Rupp
Mrs. Mary Lou Moira Angela Darling Helperman (voice)
David Ogden Stiers
Mr. Jolly (voice)
Jerry Stiller
Pretty Boy (voice)
Paul Reubens
Dennis (voice)
Megan Mullally
Adele (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Timothy Bjorklund
Writers: Timothy Bjorklund, Chuck Klein, Tina Kügler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen James Taylor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Nathan Lane and Kelsey Grammer and Shaun Fleming carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you wish for.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0350194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Timothy Bjorklund directs. Stephen James Taylor scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Original score by Stephen James Taylor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Nathan Lane and Kelsey Grammer and Shaun Fleming carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you wish for.".
7IMDB entry: tt0350194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Stephen James Taylor
Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $6,491,969
Return: 65% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Teacher's Pet (2004)

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r96sk2020-07-31
★ 5/10
Starts off amusing and quirky, but the novelty very quickly wears off. If you enjoy the television series then I'd imagine you'll connect with this. I haven't seen the aforementioned so wouldn't know, but as a standalone film it's pretty bad. As noted, it does start off weird - in a positive sense - with Nathan Lane pleasing as Spot, even if it's just him playing Timon from <em>'The Lion King'</em> let's be honest. If you take out Lane it's an irritating set of characters/voices. Away from that, you have the practically nonexistent plot which loses interest with every minute. It would've, at least in my opinion, worked better if they began in the same odd way but then developed an actual plot that's worth following. Unfortunately, they chose the easy way by, I assume, relying heavily on the TV episodes. <em>'Teacher’s Pet'</em> is not for me, despite the very short run time. I did appreciate the references to other Disney films, though.

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