A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Directed by Charles Martin Smith
sports
clown
basketball
dog
golden retriever
boy and dog
aftercreditsstinger
pets
Rank
#95 in 1997·#7636 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Kevin Zegers
Josh Framm
Wendy Makkena
Jackie Framm
Michael Jeter
Norm Snively
Bill Cobbs
Arthur Chaney
Eric Christmas
Judge Cranfield
Brendan Fletcher
Larry Willingham
Jay Brazeau
Referee 1
Nicola Cavendish
Principal Pepper
Stephen E. Miller
Coach Barker
Shayn Solberg
Tom
Chris Turner
Greg
Crew
Charles Martin Smith
Director
Aaron Mendelsohn
Writer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Robert Vince
Producer
John Wardlow
Stunts
Owen Walstrom
Stunts
Leslie McMichael
Stunts
Popular Reviews
480 reviews
Silentluminary
5.0★ · 08/03/25
I would simply give up playing if a dog beat me at basketball
I would simply give up playing if a dog beat me at basketball
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ClearHuron
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Gunnar Ogburn
6.0★ · 04/03/26
Good movie don’t care
Good movie don’t care
Gavin
6.0★ · 03/25/26
Tried to get my dog to do this and he jumped too hard
Tried to get my dog to do this and he jumped too hard
Emma D
9.0★ · 03/07/26
michael jeter deserved an emmy for this performance
michael jeter deserved an emmy for this performance
