The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

It’s a sun-soaked holiday season for the Bannister family as they travel to Southern California to stay with Aunt Barbara (Shelley Long), who surprises them with a new puppy named Eve (voiced by Peyton List). Everyone is smitten with Eve – except for the Bannister’s dog, Zeus (voiced by Joey Lawrence), who sees what a mischievous animal she is when no one else is around. After deciding to run away, Zeus sees Ted and Stewey, two thrifty thieves, trying to break into the family home while the Bannisters are at church. It’s up to Zeus and his newest sister Eve to join together to save the holidays for their family!

Dove Review

This is a warm and inspiring film which contains a lot of cute moments. Two dogs, Eve and Zeus, are competing for George Bannister’s attention.

The movie features some well-known actors including Shelley Long and Dean Cain and the voices of Peyton List and Joey Lawrence. Some bumbling thieves help with the comedic moments. Zeus and Eve protect the family from the thieves while they attend church. This is how they save the holidays. This film features a theme of growing up and evolving into people (or dogs) of character.

This is a wholesome film which the family can enjoy together. We are pleased to award it our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for all ages. This is a good story which will keep you entertained!

Dove Rating Details

Faith

None

Integrity

Thief mildly slaps another thief to stop him from panicking and it is meant to be funny; dog pushes a character over a railing and he's fine; kids shove each other and argue.

Sex

None

Language

Idiot-3; Dummy-1; Dumb-1; Dumber-1; Frickin-1; Freaking-1

Violence

Thief mildly slaps another thief to stop him from panicking and it is meant to be funny; dog pushes a character over a railing and he's fine; kids shove each other and argue.

Drugs

A character sips some wine.

Nudity

Cleavage; lady from a distance and in shadow in bikini; shirtless men on beach.

Other

Man bribes a lady to get a rental car although he had no reservation; a cat prints off a photo of her rear for a dog; several scenes of flatulence by a character; a woman reads a book titled "Tired Marriage"; people suspect a man of having an affair but he is not; in one scene criminals listen in on couple and the wife gives her husband a massage who enjoys it and moans and the thieves think they are having sex and they look at each other; a character mentions a "witch's cauldron" decoration for Halloween; loan shark threatens men who owe him money but he doesn't harm them.

More Information

Film Information

Genre

Christmas

Runtime

Rating

N/A

Reviewer

Edwin L. Carpenter

Actors

Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan, Gary Valentine, Jack Scalia, Joey "Coco" Diaz, Michael Gross, Peyton List, Shelley Long, the voices of

Writers

Michael Ciminera, Richard Gnolfo

Directors

Michael Feifer

Producers

Michael Feifer

Studios

Anchor Bay Entertainment