Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure, Family-Oriented Comedy
Themes: Man's Best Friend, Mischievous Children, Jewel Theft
Main Cast: Luke Benward, Brittany Curran, French Stewart, Kevin Farley, Kelly Perine
Release Year: 2008
Country: US
Run Time: 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
A 12-year-old boy with a tricked-out mountaintop fort attempts to foil three bumbling jewel thieves in search of a valuable dog collar in this fast-paced family comedy that's fun for parents and children alike. Wherever there are valuable jewels, notorious stone stealer Jackie Seemore is sure to be close by. On the heels of his latest heist, Jackie has disguised himself as a blind nun and is about to be picked up at Cedarville Airport by his two dimwitted assistants, Bud and Arty. Led through the airport by a Seeing Eye dog with an especially luminous collar, Jackie has donned a false veneer that is so effective even his most trusted sidekicks don't recognize him. Later, when the villainous trio pulls into a nearby rest stop to clean up, they have a chance run in with precocious adolescent Owen. Recognizing that the dog is unhappy being teased by Bud and Arty, Owen befriends the tormented animal -- which subsequently escapes into the nearby woods. Upon finding the frightened dog, Owen brings her to his secret hideout that was built upon a nearby mountaintop and fortified with booby-traps to keep away the local bullies. But Owen isn't the only person who resides on this mountaintop, because according to local legend a frightful old man deemed "The Madman of the Mountain" resides somewhere on this formidable hill as well. Naming the dog "Diamond" for her sparkling collar, the brave young boy vows to defend her from Jackie and his henchmen at all costs. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cameron Monaghan - Dexter; Denyse Tontz - Megan; Garrett Morris - The Sheriff; Kenda Benward - Mom; John Farley - Dad
Credit
Casey Sargent - Art Director, Harriet Greenspan - Casting, Rich Cowan - Co-producer, Wendy Winks - Co-producer, Lisa Caryl - Costume Designer, Mark Stouffer - Director, Jeff Martin - Editor, Mark Litwak - Executive Producer, Frances Chaney - Executive Producer, Steve West - Executive Producer, Carolyn West - Executive Producer, Jay Sedrish - Executive Producer, Andrew Gross - Composer (Music Score), Andrew Gross - Musical Direction/Supervision, Vincent De Felice - Production Designer, Tom Camarda - Cinematographer, Mark Stouffer - Producer, Tom Taylor - Sound/Sound Designer, Mark Stouffer - Screenwriter, Dennis S. Johnson - Screenwriter, Lance Wilhoite - Visual Effects Supervisor, Chris Edmonds - Second Assistant Director, Dan Beyer - Set Decorator
Diamond Dog Caper, now known as Dog Gone, is a 2008 comedy film that is directed by Mark Stouffer.
Plot
When Owen and his distracted older sister are alone and their parents are away, Owen delivers the paper, dodges a school bully, and spends afternoons in a forest hideaway making tall tales, and making inventions. When he encounters three thugs and a mistreated dog, his life changes. Owen frees the dog and bonds with the golden retriever. When he reads a newspaper account of a diamond heist, he realizes that the thugs are the chief suspects and he suspects that the thugs hid the diamonds on her collar. Owen changes the dog's name to Diamond. He takes her to the police and the police think that the story is not true. The thugs are in pursuit of the diamonds.[1]
