Third of an age-appropriate trilogy by Lawrence Kasden (the other two are "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon") this one was inspired by a rescue dog found in an animal shelter by Kasden and his wife. There are so many things about this film that don't reflect typical canine behavior, that I suspect Kasden hasn't had many dogs in his life.
Some of these actors have worked with Kasden before:
- Kevin Kline ("The Extra Man") Joseph is a successful surgeon, just celebrating his older daughter's wedding during the opening scenes. He's not particularly fond of dogs....
- Diane Keaton ("Mad Money") Beth is married to the surgeon, trying to contend with her husband's constant cell phone calls and the empty-nest syndrome. She LOVES dogs....
- Richard Jenkins ("Eat Pray Love") Russell is the smooth operator who comes into the life of...
- Dianne Wiest ("The Big Year") Penny who took a buy-out from her job and is investing in Russell's new English pub...warm beer in the mid-West...Hmmm...
- Sam Shepard ("Safe House") Sheriff Morris has kidney stones.
- Kasey (in his film debut) is Freeway, their bone of contention....
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