Product Details

• Actors: Malin Akerman, Brendan Hines, Mike Doyle, Juan Carlos Hernández, Sam Coppola
• Directors: Marcel Sarmiento
• Writers: Marcel Sarmiento
• Producers: Marcel Sarmiento, Gill Holland, Lillian LaSalle, Peter Glatzer, Vince P. Maggio
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00180OU66
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,565 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Heavy Petting" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

When Charlie (Brendan Hines) meets Daphne (Malin Akerman), the girl of his dreams, he never expects he’ll have to battle past her pet dog "Babydoll" to win her heart. Just when it seems he can’t beat the beast, and all is lost, something unexpected happens. Charlie begins to fall in love with the dog himself, realizing he never really needed a girlfriend in the first place. Now, in order to keep hanging out with "man’s best friend," Charlie must scramble to keep his relationship with Daphne going at all costs, or risk losing them both.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Dog...Bad Script, June 1, 2009

By	SORE EYES - See all my reviews

I L-O-V-E dogs and couldn't get into this movie.

Boy meets girl who likes dogs, but hers has just died. Girl gets a new dog that doesn't like boy, but boy keeps trying and learns to love dog then really starts to enjoy dog. Girl feels neglected so dumps boy. Boy feels bad and tries to get back together with girl.

Despite best efforts, this film is lacking charisma. There is some potential for comedy here, but scenes are cut before jokes are allowed to play out. In Heavy Petting's defense, I've seen similar sorts of movies with Jennifer Aniston that I thought were just as dumb, but they did really well at the office because of the names involved. Some viewers might like this film if they like light romantic comedies and aren't expecting very little.

p.s. Good on the movie makers for having the girl rescue a dog from the pound and getting a mutt so as not to incense a 101 Dalmation-like boom for dog breeders and puppy mills.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Girl+Dog+Boy=Love, July 11, 2008

By	R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, Ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A new kind of love triangle hits the singles market?
Buying a chew toy to get in good with the girl's dog?
Man has had dog's in the teepee for 25000 years,
but it may be the women who tamed them first?
There has to be some philosophy for this, because
it begs logic.
The nice guy is blue and goes to a party at which he meets a girl
who is lonely like him. Luck has it and they hit it off.
But she gets a dog and a tail spin sets in:
he doesn't really dig dogs.
Even worse he finds out he really does like this dog....
Some coffee twists later there is a happy ending.

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!, April 7, 2009

By	J. Mellett "soccermom" (Mt. Washington, KY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Don't waste your time... if you have morals then you won't like this movie. Boy meets girl who loves dogs. Boy pretends to love dogs. Girl gets a new dog boy can't stand. Boy beds girl to aggravate dog. This movie is too predictable and lacks luster and originality. Whoever thought of this plot lacks creativity. In the meantime most couples like to enjoy a good romantic comedy together but if you are female (like me) and don't enjoy another female strutting her stuff across the screen in her underwear you will not care for this movie at all.