Film: Rocky (1976) , Rocky II (1979)
Character Name: Butkus
Breed of Dog: Bull Mastiff
Film Trivia: In the Film Butkus was given to Rocky as a gift from Adrian to keep him company while he trained. In Real Life Butkus was Sylvester Stallone’s dog; Stallone took the 145-pound Butkus on the three-day train trip from L.A. to Philadelphia for the exterior filming of the film.
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RockyBy on August 26th, 2010 | No Comments
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Mr MagooBy on August 19th, 2010 | No Comments
TV&Film: Mr Magoo (1949 – 1997)
Character Name: Angus McBarker
Breed of Dog: Bulldog
Trivia: Mr Magoo orginated from a cartoon character created by John Hubley in 1949. Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem, in which the affected people (or animals) think that he is a lunatic, rather than just being near-sighted. In 1997, during a fad for live-action films based on cartoon characters, Mr. Magoo was portrayed by Leslie Nielsen in a live-action Mr. Magoo feature film. -
K9By on August 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Film: K9 (1989)Character Name: Jerry LeeBreed of Dog: German ShepherdFilm Trivia: James Belushi plays police detective Michael Dooley, who has been tagged for execution by a major international drug dealer. Dooley is given a police dog, “Jerry Lee,”who is trained to sniff drugs. The two attempt to solve the crime, but Dooley soon learns that Jerry Lee works only when he wants to. Many of the movie’s gags revolve around Jerry Lee’s playfully destructive episodes. Jerry Lee was played by Koton, a real-life police dog from the Kansas City, Missouri police department.
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LassieBy on August 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Film&TV: The Adventures of Lassie
Character Name:Lassie
Breed of Dog: Rough Collie
Trivia: Lassie, a female Rough Collie, who some say is ‘the world’s most famous dog’ and a fictional character who has starred in many radio shows, movies, TV shows, and books from 1938 through 2006. The character of Lassie was created by British-American author Eric Knight in Lassie Come-Home, published as a short story in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938 and as a novel in 1940. The first dog to play the role of Lassie was Pal, originally from Glamis Collies of California. Nine direct line descendants of Pal have performed as Lassie. All 9 Lassies have been male, playing a female character.
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