Show Dogs
Show Dogs is a 2018 buddy cop comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and written by Max Botkin and Marc Hyman. It stars Will Arnett, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Natasha Lyonne, Jordin Sparks, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O'Neal, Omar Chaparro, and Stanley Tucci. The film follows a Rottweiler police dog and his human partner who go undercover at a prestigious dog show to stop an animal smuggling activity. The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2018, to negative reviews from critics.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Max, a macho Rottweiler K-9 police dog, attempts to rescue Ling-Li, a baby giant panda, from being sold by an animal smuggling ring but inadvertently foils an FBI sting operation involving his human partner Frank, who blames Max for letting the criminals escape. The two enemies must now work together and pose as a show dog and his trainer at the Canini Invitational dog show in Las Vegas to stop the animal smuggling ring.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Will Arnett as Frank Nicholas
- Natasha Lyonne as Mattie
- Omar Chaparro as Señor Gabriel
- Andy Beckwith as Berne
- Oliver Tompsett as Chauncey
- Simon Lipkin as Captured Smuggler
- Kerry Shale as Thin Man
- Colin Stinton as NYPD Chief
- Lachele Carl as FBI Director
- Khali Best as Dog Pound Attendant
- Bradley Gosnell as Stage Manager
- Zachery Lou Wilson as Caesars Security Guard
- Ronni Ancona as Poopsie Chow’s Owner
- Melanie Ebanks as Animal Control Officer
- Lysander Abadia as Hallway Dog's Owner
- Christina Dohmen as Cupcake Chef
- Ben Kerr as NYPD Cop
- Renee Castle as News Anchor
- Flaminia Cinque as Spa Manager
- Sean Alexander as Magician
- Madeleine Woolner as Perfumier
- Patsy Hollings, Steve Rose
- Beth Richardson and Shannon Sangiorgio as Philip
- Ludacris as Max, a Rottweiler
- Jordin Sparks as Daisy
- RuPaul as Persephone
- Gabriel Iglesias as Sprinkles
- Shaquille O'Neal as Karma, a Komondor
- Stanley Tucci as Philippe, a Papillon
- Alan Cumming as Dante, a Yorkshire Terrier
- Anders Holm, Blake Anderso
- Kerry Shale as Sarge, Luther
- Bradley Gosnell as Caesars Announcer, Rottweiler
- Delaney Milbourn as Sparky, Ling Li
- Stephen Hogan as Bullmastiff
- Andrew Ortenberg as Agility dogs