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Rover Dangerfield

Rover Dangerfield

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Rover Dangerfield

"The dog who gets no respect"

1991

1h 14m

5.5(79 votes)

Animation

Family

Comedy

Overview

Rover, a street-smart dog owned by a Las Vegas showgirl is dumped off Hoover Dam by the showgirl's boyfriend. Rather than drowning, Rover winds up in your basic idyllic farm in a classic city-boy-in-country shtick.

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Production Companies

Hyperion Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

Rover (voice)

Susan Boyd

Susan Boyd

Daisy (voice)

Ronnie Schell

Ronnie Schell

Eddie (voice)

Ned Luke

Ned Luke

Raffles (voice)

Shawn Southwick

Shawn Southwick

Connie (voice)

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Danny (voice)

Sal Landi

Sal Landi

Rocky (voice)

Tom Williams

Coyote / Rooster (voice)

Christopher Collins

Christopher Collins

Big Boss / Coyote / Sparky / Wolf / Horse (voice)

Bob Bergen

Bob Bergen

Gangster / Farm Voice (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: James L. George
Bob Seeley
Written by: Rodney Dangerfield
Harold Ramis
Produced by: Willard Carroll
Thomas L. Wilhite

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