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BOLT (Nov 2008) 
aka: AMERICAN DOG.
Directors: Byron Howard, Chris Williams.
Writers: Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams.
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, J.P. Manoux, Dan Fogelman.
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O.D. on QT.
by
Jon Dunmore © 27 Jun 2009.
If cuteness ever becomes a sin, this movie is going straight to hell.
BOLT (voiced by John Travolta) is a little white puppy that was raised from birth as a superdog. Well, he's not really a superdog - but HE doesn't know that. For the sake of realistic reactions from Bolt, the producers of his weekly t elevision show (where he plays a superdog) don't let him know it is all make-believe.
One day, Bolt's "person," Penny (Miley Cyrus), is kidnapped by the villain of the show (Malcolm McDowell) in a cliffhanger episode, and Bolt believes he must save her. So he breaks out of his trailer - and is immediately accidentally mailed to New York, having to trek back across country to find Penny.
Along the way, he meets a cat (Susie Essman) whom he takes hostage, and a crazed hamster who idolizes Bolt's superness, Rhino (Mark Walton), who craves the action-adventure so badly, his middle name should be "Danger."
Bolt must also come to grips with the fact he is not super, and that he is replaceable on the show, and there's the tear-jerking cliché just waiting to happen.
For laughs, BOLT achieves its purpose - but I'm just laughing at the cuteness of everything. Except for the pigeons (yuk! those realistic feathers!).
Excellent animation, lots of Hollywood insider gags (James Lipton as The Director, Greg Germann as The Agent, the pigeons pitching episode ideas) and much too much too much cuteness.
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BOLT (Nov 2008)
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams.
Writers: Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams.
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, J.P. Manoux, Dan Fogelman.
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