There are a good many laughs on this simple premise and the script’s exploitation of them. The only time the film falters badly is in its choice of a gimmick to get the boy-who-turns-into-a-dog turned back, for good and all, into a boy.
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Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A warm and largely amusing family film. [18 Oct 1987, p.5]