Product Details

• Actors: James Marshall, Olivia d'Abo, Jeremy Foley, Sam McMurray, Burton Gilliam
• Directors: Tony Giglio
• Writers: Daniel Forman
• Producers: Tony Giglio, Christian Clarke, Ciro Dammicco, Douglas S. Ornstein, John H. Brister
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305263485
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,117 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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If you can accept the premise of a soccer-crazy town deep in this country's heartland--complete with a game-fixing Mafioso dad, then you can buy this story of a talented dog who brings a boy and his adoptive father together and helps the team win the championship. Kids in the 6-10 range will enjoy the comeuppances received by a kid bully, maniacal dog catcher, drill sergeant coach, and buffoon coach, even as adults may wince at the stereotypes. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A KICK IN THE PANTS, October 14, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soccer Dog - The Movie (DVD)

As much as I wanted to like SOCCER DOG THE MOVIE, when it was over, I felt very little. The premise is cute but the execution of the movie was so ill-conceived that in its attempts to be a canine ROCKY, all we get is some bad one-liners, an inept cast, and a movie that seemed much longer than its ninety minutes. Jeremy Foley tries hard as the orphan taken in by former orphan James Marshall and Olivia d'abo. But the movie is filled with so many distractions that it loses its energy early and never gets it back. The addition of the three stooges at the DMV is preposterously unfunny; Billy Drago's demonic dog catcher merely a boring plot device; and the ultimate soccer game has little tension or excitement. Lincoln's return to his original owner is also a letdown, and the addition of the new golden retriever only sets up the unnecessary sequel.
While the family may enjoy it, I don't think adults will find it stimulating, so let the kids watch it alone.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ughhhhhh, December 15, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Soccer Dog: The Movie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Terrible. I like childens movies. Air Bud was far better. Poor editing and bad acting and a bad story (including a criminal after a dog!!!!!!!) made this hard to watch. When the dog plays soccer, it looks so fake. You see a goal and then a super-imposed dog going over it and hitting a ball. I am twelve years old, and I saw the most mistakes I have ever seen in a movie (and I've seen lots of movies). This movie is terrible and too mundane.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD,BUT NOT GREAT, April 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Soccer Dog: The Movie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I lke this movie about the boy when he grows up,ect.But is not that great