The Dogwalker


1h 45m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Jerry Cooper is a dogwalker, a Tom Sawyer grown up for the nineties, who, having fallen on hard times, is struggling with the reality of being forced to sleep in his car for the first time. When he, quite literally, stumbles upon an old woman and her dog, he believes his luck may finally be changin

Film Details

Also Known As
Dogwalker
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Soundelux
Distribution Company
Outrider Pictures; Outrider Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

Jerry Cooper is a dogwalker, a Tom Sawyer grown up for the nineties, who, having fallen on hard times, is struggling with the reality of being forced to sleep in his car for the first time. When he, quite literally, stumbles upon an old woman and her dog, he believes his luck may finally be changing as the woman's family hires him to take care of the flinty old matriarch, Alma, and her less than well-trained pooch, Lucky. But he quickly finds out that he's gotten a bit more than he bargained for, between babysitting Alma, her dog, and a trio of elderly bridge-playing suitors, while at the same time juggling the attentions of Alma's smug, self-centered daughter, Helen, and Helen's preternaturally sexual teenage daughter Susan. So when Jerry enlists the aid of three black friends to help with the unique demands of his newly adopted family, the two disparate factions are soon headed onto a collision course of class, race, sex, drugs, dog leashes, inheritances and contract bridge that not even a skilled conniver like Jerry can avert.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dogwalker
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Soundelux
Distribution Company
Outrider Pictures; Outrider Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 13, 2002

Released in United States January 2000

Released in United States on Video November 25, 2003

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival January 13-24, 2000.

Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival January 13-24, 2000.)

Released in United States Fall September 13, 2002

Released in United States on Video November 25, 2003