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"Who is he to call you worthless?"
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While Barsinister's German Shepherds might have listened to Underdog anyway, Barsinister didn't help his case by calling them "worthless mutts".
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While Barsinister's German Shepherds might have listened to Underdog anyway, Barsinister didn't help his case by calling them "worthless mutts".mutts"; even Shoeshine himself lampshades this further by calling Barsinister a 'bad owner' for his treatment towards the German Shepherds.
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* ReimaginingTheArtifact: The origin of Underdog's powers changing from pills to mad science experiments as the original source is not acceptable now that steroids are well-known by viewers.
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* ReimaginingTheArtifact: The origin of Underdog's powers changing from pills to mad science experiments as the original source is not no longer acceptable now that steroids are well-known by viewers.(see YMMV page on the original cartoon to see why).
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* TranslationConvention: An extremely confusing example that will make your head explode. When we hear any dog besides Underdog speaking English, we're supposed to pretend that they're barking, but Underdog actually does speak English in-universe. But when he talks to other dogs, we're supposed to pretend he's barking at them.
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* ActorAllusion:
** This isn't the first time [[Creator/JamesBelushi Jim Belushi]] played [[Film/{{K91989}} a cop who works with a dog]].
** This also isn't the first time Creator/PatrickWarburton played [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove the villain's dimwitted sidekick in a Disney film]].
** This isn't the first time [[Creator/JamesBelushi Jim Belushi]] played [[Film/{{K91989}} a cop who works with a dog]].
** This also isn't the first time Creator/PatrickWarburton played [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove the villain's dimwitted sidekick in a Disney film]].
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** Several to the ''Film/{{Superman}}'' movies.
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** Several to the ''Film/{{Superman}}'' ''Film/{{Superman|FilmSeries}}'' movies.
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More fitting subtrope; also removing Word Cruft and unnecessary excitement(!).
* CompanyCrossReferences: Dogs on a date batting meatballs back and forth? ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''. One of them is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, similar to the movie.
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** Dogs on a date batting meatballs back and forth? Lady and the Tramp. One of them is even a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel!
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The film also stars Creator/JohnSlattery as the Capitol City mayor, Creator/BradGarrett as Riff Raff and Creator/AmyAdams as Sweet Polly Purebred.
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The film also stars Creator/JohnSlattery as the Capitol City mayor, Creator/BradGarrett as Riff Raff and Creator/AmyAdams as Sweet Polly Purebred.
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* AndStarring: The cast roll here ends "with Creator/AmyAdams as the voice of Polly Purebred and Creator/JasonLee as the voice of Underdog".
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A live-action movie based on the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' animated series, that was made in 2007 by Creator/{{Disney}}. It tried to reinvent a FunnyAnimal cartoon as a snarky comedy starring an actual dog.
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A live-action movie film based on the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' animated series, series that was made in 2007 by Creator/{{Disney}}. It tried to reinvent a FunnyAnimal cartoon as a snarky comedy starring an actual dog.
dog. It is directed by Frederik Du Chau and written by Adam Rifkin, Joe Piscatella and Craig A. Williams.
The film also stars Creator/JohnSlattery as the Capitol City mayor, Creator/BradGarrett as Riff Raff and Creator/AmyAdams as Sweet Polly Purebred.
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* BigBad: Dr. Simon Bar Sinister
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* BigBad: Dr. Simon Bar SinisterSinister is responsible for all of the danger in the plot.
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A small police beagle (voiced by Creator/JasonLee) ridiculed for his terrible sense of smell is captured by the MadScientist Simon Barsinister (Creator/PeterDinklage) and his dimwitted henchman Cad Lackey (Creator/PatrickWarburton) to make experiments on. These grant the dog superpowers and it escapes. He is found by retired cop Dan Unger ([[Creator/JamesBelushi Jim Belushi]]) and his teenage son Jack (Alex Neuberger) and given the name Shoeshine. Jack discovers Shoeshine's secret when the dog starts talking to him and convinces him to become a superhero under the name Underdog. But Bar Sinister is looking for Underdog to try to gain the powers for himself.
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A small police beagle (voiced by Creator/JasonLee) ridiculed for his terrible sense of smell is captured by the MadScientist Simon Barsinister (Creator/PeterDinklage) and his dimwitted henchman Cad Lackey (Creator/PatrickWarburton) to make perform experiments on. These grant the dog superpowers and it escapes. He is found by retired cop Dan Unger ([[Creator/JamesBelushi Jim Belushi]]) and his teenage son Jack (Alex Neuberger) and given the name Shoeshine. Jack discovers Shoeshine's secret when the dog starts talking to him and convinces him to become a superhero under the name Underdog. But Bar Sinister is looking for Underdog to try to gain the powers for himself.
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* AdaptationalOriginOverhaul: Underdog gets his powers from mad science experiments instead of pills like in the original cartoon.
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* AdaptationalOriginOverhaul: Underdog gets his powers from mad science experiments instead of pills like in the original cartoon.
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* YouCanTalk: What precedes the ReactiveContinuousScream mentioned above. Interestingly, not only is Jack surprised that Shoeshine can talk to him, but Shoeshine is also surprised that he's able to talk ''himself''.
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* ReactiveContinuousScream: "Give the dog your food!" "...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
** It should be noted that [[NeverTrustATrailer the aforementioned quote happens long after Jack finds out Shoeshine can talk]]. The screaming actually happened when Shoeshine claims a mess he made earlier was an accident.
** It should be noted that [[NeverTrustATrailer the aforementioned quote happens long after Jack finds out Shoeshine can talk]]. The screaming actually happened when Shoeshine claims a mess he made earlier was an accident.
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* ReactiveContinuousScream: "Give the dog your food!" "...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
** It should be noted that [[NeverTrustATrailer the aforementioned quote happens long afterThis is how Jack finds out and Shoeshine respond to the fact that [[YouCanTalk they can talk]]. The screaming actually happened when Shoeshine understand each other]], after the latter claims a mess he made earlier was an accident.accident. [[NeverTrustATrailer The teaser trailer]] uses a piece of Shoeshine's dialogue from later in the movie ("Give... the dog... your... foooooood...") in place of what he said in the film proper - to hilarious effect, as it's right after the trailer states that, among the tricks he can do, "[[DoubleMeaning he speaks]]".
** It should be noted that [[NeverTrustATrailer the aforementioned quote happens long after
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* ClipShow: The film's intro uses clips from the cartoon.
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* ClipShow: The film's intro uses clips from the cartoon.
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* TheDragon: Cad Lackey [[MutuallyUnequalRelationship although he thinks]] he is in a BigBadDuumvirate with Dr. Simon Bar Sinister.
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* TheDragon: Cad Lackey Lackey, [[MutuallyUnequalRelationship although he thinks]] he is in a BigBadDuumvirate with Dr. Simon Bar Sinister.
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** One of the main characters in ''ComicStrip/ThePerishers'' is a dog named Boot, whose mother was Cherry Blossom - named after a well-known British brand of boot polish. And now there's a dog called Shoeshine...
