Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Lanni directs. Patrick Doyle scores. Mark Solomon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
• 3Released 8 years ago.
• 4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
• 5International production across 5 countries: Canada, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
• 6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 7Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 8Editor Mark Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 9Logan Lerman and Helena Bonham Carter and Gérard Depardieu carry the top of the cast.
• 10Marketing tagline: "The incredible true story of America's top underdog".
• 11IMDB entry: tt5314190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 12Classified under 13 themes, including "rescue", "paris, france", "chase", "world war i".

The technical file

Original score

Patrick Doyle

Editing

Mark Solomon

Production design

Celine Desrumaux

Runtime

85 min · 1h 25m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$25,000,000

Box office

$4,900,000

Return

20% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG

IMDB

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official US Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• FU

  Fun Academy Media Group

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  Mikros Image

  FR

Key crew

• Executive ProducerTom Sheehan
• Executive ProducerJohn Bernard
• ProducerEmily Cantrill
• Executive ProducerBrice Garnier
• Line ProducerAnne Pages
• ProducerLaurent Rodon
• Line ProducerEmmanuel Laurent
• Production DesignCeline Desrumaux
• EditorMark Solomon
• Executive ProducerFrank Lumpkin III
• Art DirectionJean-noel Lemoal
• Art DirectionPierre Nicolas Bayle
• Executive ProducerRichard Lanni
• Executive ProducerNicolas Trout
• CastingJordan Beck
• CastingLinda Lamontagne

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• rescue
• paris, france
• chase
• world war i
• baseball
• cooking
• based on true story
• soldier
• dog
• animals
• foreign immigrants
• military working dogs
• 3d animation

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2018-04-13PG

Also known as

International titles

• Sgt. Stubby: An Unlikely HeroUS
• Sgt. Stubby: An Unlikely HeroGB
• Sergent Stubby: En usandsynlig heltDK