famelovingboy68 In this complicated world, troubled by reality shows and drama, Bingo is a sure remedy. Cindy Williams, best known s Shirley Feeney from her popular spin off of Happy Days plays the young boy's mom and she was the movie's star, perhaps the only well-known person in the film and not a major movie actor. The young boy, Chuckie is the voice of reason in his dysfunctional family with rather cold and negligent parents, such as his harsh, contemptible father, a struggling NFL Player and a mean older brother. Being born in 1944 and the movie being released 47 years later, David Rasche looked simply too old to be in the NFL. Bingo is very sharp and intelligent and his capabilities seem far-fetched but might be conceivable. The dog saves Chuckie's life after being knocked out in the stream and the two spend a night or two in the forest and then return home and skateboard, play video games, do math homework and go fishing all the while hiding the dog from his family. Chuckie's father gets inconveniently traded from Denver to Green Bay and Chuckie's attempts to sneak Bingo in the car fail and he chases after them in the car, only to be too slow. The Journey to find Chuckie is a real hoot, he encounters some really flaky and dysfunctional characters that largely parodied the Heartland. He rescues all the dogs from a cruel roadside restaurant Chuckie's family stopped at for lunch and drives the cruel owners in a cage in the truck and makes them crash into the joint. Then he meets the two comic villains that fit a classic movie stereotype; Lennie, is the big and tall guy who is more warmhearted and inept, as well as environmental, while the shorter of the two, Eli, is more sinister and villainous, but the two are a great comic duo whom Bingo first encounters in a motor home where the do held a quirky family with mom, dad and two eccentric girls hostage. Bingo gets them arrested and even the dog gets summoned to court! Bingo gets out of jail and somehow the villains break loose and after more misadventures Bingo finally makes it to Green Bay where a wacky local restaurant hires him as an assistant dishwasher and the villains capture Bingo and Chuckie finds him again before a lot of chaos. The movie shows the amazing instinct and capabilities of man's Best friend. However, this is in no way just for kids. Some of the content made it seem on the edge for a family film. There is a lot of bad language and a couple inappropriate moments and the climax is pretty dramatic and tense for a lighthearted comedy. I saw this movie several times on video when i was little after it was a new movie and maybe when I was a little older. The movie truly cheers me up when I could use a smile.

frisky22407 With 3 kids (now 16, 13, 11) I have seen a lot of kids movies over the years, this one is pretty funny! Even though my kids are getting older they still enjoy watching this movie, and I do too. The dog is so cute and trained so well that you can't help but root for him.If you haven't watched this one yet, I recommend it for a fun family movie evening. Not only is it funny, it doesn't have all those annoying songs that your kids will sing for weeks on end!

helpless_dancer This cur has a better command of the english language than some folks I know. There was no problem he came across that was insurmountable: the pup was a plain canine genius. A kid's film all the way because, although I like smart animal shows, this was just too, too lame for an adult to sit through without some serious squirming.

mice_elf I've noticed from some of the reviews here and from remarks made by a number of my friends who have seen this movie that far too many people seem to be judging this movie as a children's film. Strange as it may seem this film isn't a kids film, nor is it a documentary, it's not a sickly-sweet boy loves dog movie either, this has got to be one of the most scathing satires ever made. The film lumps together elements borrowed from "Lassie", "Rin Tin Tin", "The littlest Hobo", "Skippy the bush kangaroo" and many more and then gleefully turns them all on their head in a brilliant parody. Unfortunately too many people see only a kids film and judge it on that basis when in reality it is a movie aimed at adults poking fun at the films those self same adults enjoyed as children. My only criticism is that the movie seems to have missed its intended target. Either the director and screen writers misjudged their audience or the audience are misjudging the film. What a pity as this movie is a pure gem.