The Retrievers (2001)

The Lowrys are starting a new life, moving to the quiet Northern California town of Placerville. But when they are "adopted" by a clever yet lovable stray Golden Retriever, their lives change in ways they never imagined. It’s not long before the Lowrys discover that "Pilot" is pregnant. But when it comes time to find new homes for the puppies, the Lowrys learn how hard it can be to say goodbye….and how a determined Golden Retriever can show them a thing or two about the bonds of family. Pilot wants her puppies back! Can the Lowrys retrieve the Retrievers from the wacky cast of characters that adopted them? The Retrievers is a heartwarming story about how a stray Golden Retriever, along with her litter of pups, teaches the Lowrys some big lessons about life, love, family, and what’s truly important.

GIVE THE DOG A BONE

It's hard to diss a movie made for Animal Planet about a loving dog and its adorable puppies. Suffice to say, THE RETRIEVERS is a movie that even kids might find hard to sit through. Although the dogs are beautiful and the pups cute, they don't DO anything. The movie instead focuses on the humans and they aren't the most engaging of people either. Robert Hays (Airplane, Angie) plays an ad exec who tiring of the rat's race in NYC moves to a little community where he is immediately plunged back into the rat race courtesy of a billionaire client (played somnambulently by Robert Wagner). His adoring wife (Mel Harris, whatever happened to thirtysomething?) meanwhile monitors the precocious and whining children who take in a female golden retriever who happens to have six puppies. Daddy Hays decides they can't keep the pups so they are reluctantly given new homes to such people as Betty White and Leon Russom. The rest of the movie has the kids and parents trying to get the pups back and Dad trying to nail the account. Hays and Harris perform with little energy and the pacing is so slow that it will take a really attentive youngster to stay with it. September 24, 2005

Nicole the dog lover!

I have this movie! It is a heartwarming story the family will ever love! They are a lot of puppies, a lot of love and attention for them. They found Pilot under the table. When the kids dad (Robert Hays)was on his first day to work, The dog was in the house. The kids wanted to keep him. Their mom said,"Yes!"
The kids were excited! Now it's your turn to watch it then type about it! And if you like The Retrievers, you'll love Miracle Dogs. Micacle Dogs is about a Springer spanlel that had puppies. I don't have Miracle Dogs yet but I might! August 9, 2005

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