A Dog's Purpose Page #5

Synopsis: A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Director(s): Lasse Hallström
Production: Amblin Entertainment
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
PG
Year:
2017
100 min
$64,304,940
Website
8,819 Views


Great day, huh?

He's so grown-up.

What's he doing?

--Oh!

Oh, my goodness.

Good boy, Bailey.

You keep that for me,

okay, Bailey?

- Caught it.

- Yeah.

Bye, Ethan.

Drive safe.

See you, Ethan!

No, Bailey.

- Stay.

- You got him, honey?

Stay? We're playing fetch.

- Bailey!

It's been so long

since we've played.

Bailey.

I like

this new version of fetch.

You're crazy,

you know that, boss dog?

Maybe not...

Drive so far next time.

Take care of things

around here for me, okay, boy?

I'll be back soon.

Promise.

Come on. Go on. Go home.

Humans are complicated.

They do things

dogs can't understand.

Like leave.

Ethan and I were meant

to be together.

But if there was no Ethan,

what was the point

of my being here?

Maybe the point was

not to look for a point.

Okay, hold on. Hold on.

Okay.

I'll be right back, Bailey.

Everything moved

at a slower pace now.

Which was okay,

because I never felt

like running anymore.

I was tired all the time.

I didn't feel

like playing anymore.

Not even with horse-dog.

Hey, Bailey.

Are you okay, boy?

Bill?

-Careful. Keep a...

-Okay.

Okay, let's see

what we have here.

His eyes just

didn't look right.

They just, uh... they were...

They were kind of rheumy.

And he... and he was panting,

he was, uh...

His breathing was labored.

He's-he's also got

this little lump in his, uh...

Oh, yeah.

Has he been drinking

-a lot of water and peeing?

-No.

Lethargic, so he... he doesn't

want to go for walks anymore?

I had to carry him

into the car.

What can we do for him, doctor?

What do you think?

Well, we-we...

We could do testing,

but I'm afraid that it would

probably be the same results.

His... his kidneys

are shutting down.

Can we just...

Everyone was so sad,

but I was too tired

to cheer them up.

Dr. Joyce, can I, uh...

Can I use your phone?

Yes. Oh, absolutely.

Doctor, doctor, uh,

if this was a person,

if this was a person--

you're the veterinarian--

if this was a person,

would you say that...

Uh, hello.

Yeah, uh, I'm looking

for Ethan.

It's his grandpa, bill.

Ethan, it's grandpa.

Ethan.

Are you here?

I can't smell you.

Where are you?

Hey, Bailey.

There he was.

I could tell he was still sad.

I didn't want him to be sad.

Doodle dog.

- Boss dog, huh?

I knew I was here to

love Ethan and make him happy.

Oh, Bailey, Bailey,

Bailey, Bailey.

I didn't want

to leave him like this.

Good boy.

Good boy, Bailey.

Don't worry.

He'll just feel a little...

A little prick in his neck,

and then the pain will go away.

And then it happened again.

The mother, the milk,

the tongue, the warmth.

I was back.

But why?

Where was Ethan?

Other things

were missing, too.

I didn't have a...

What? I'm a girl?

Come on, come on!

Good girl, good girl.

My man was very serious.

Look.

-Over. Over. Good girl!

-We worked hard.

Even when we played,

he made it feel like work.

Easy, easy. Down, down.

- Find Wally. Search! Go!

Wally was a disaster,

always losing pieces

of clothing.

You found him.

Good job. Okay.

Okay.

So this is my purpose?

It's not about fun.

-It's not about Ethan.

-Come on. Good girl.

My job is to seek, find

-and show.

Good job. Good job.

But even when

I did a good job,

my man was still sad.

He was lonely.

I could smell someone else

used to live here,

but their scent was faint.

They hadn't been around

in a long time.

That's when I realized

being alone might be

the worst thing

that could happen to you.

I knew how it felt

to miss someone.

Did he miss someone, too?

Stop that.

Hey.

What?

Dog bed-- now.

Ellie...

Dog bed-- now.

Why did I listen to him?

I didn't want to go.

And I could tell he didn't

want me to go, either.

Oh, gosh.

Would you give me a break?

No whining.

Gun.

Gun had a smell

that stung my nose.

Steady.

Stay.

Relax.

Get used to it.

Stay strong.

Good girl.

Yes?

What?

I could do that, too.

You know,

i don't see why not.

Come on. Come on.

That's the sweater

that she was wearing yesterday.

-Okay, ma'am.

-Today, she had on

blue jeans and a blue jacket.

Do you remember

what time it was...

We got called here

on a domestic.

By the time we got here,

it was kidnapping.

Ex-boyfriend, armed.

Took the 12-year-old girl.

What is this?

This is the last item

of clothing she was wearing.

Okay.

Come on. Come on.

Got a partial plate called in

on a blue Toyota heading east

toward the reservoir.

Copy that.

We're on our way.

Ellie. Ellie.

Find.

Find, Ellie.

Good girl. Good find.

Pretzel. Pizza. Hot dog.

Rubber. Train. Cab.

Coffee. Sweater. Girl?

Sweater girl!

-Girl! Girl!

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

- That a girl.

Get him! Get him!

Halt!

Police!

Halt!

Get him, girl.

Get him!

- Get him, Ellie!

I said halt!

Slowly!

Let her go!

Hold it! Hold it!

Stop!

Hey!

Halt!

- Hey!

- Hey, hey, there she is.

-Hey, hey.

-We've got you. We've got you.

-Good girl. Good girl.

-There you go.

Release!

All right, we got him.

We got him.

-Get up.

-Let's go.

- Come on, get up!

Come on.

This is canine unit k-27.

I'm gonna need immediate...

Assistance.

My dog's been shot.

I repeat, canine shot.

I always hated getting shots.

This was definitely

the worst shot I ever got.

Ellie.

You're gonna be okay.

You're gonna be okay.

You're a good dog.

I could tell

from Carlos's voice

I'd done a good job.

You're a good dog.

I need to rest.

Can I just sleep in your bed?

That was a different life.

Not so much fun, really.

But I did good work.

Here we go.

Now I'm tiny and all ears.

Aw!

Hi, you.

Are you the cutest little puppy

in the world?

She smelled good,

like sunshine and pretzels.

I think you are.

Oh, yeah. You want to come

home with me, huh?

Okay, you gotta come home

with me.

You gotta come home

with me, huh?

Are you gonna help me

with this?

--What's happening?

Where are you going?

Come here.

What's going on?

What's going on, huh?

I could tell she was sad.

I needed to cheer her up.

What are you doing?

Where's my tail?

Hello? Where's my tail?

Okay, boy. All right.

Come on.

Come on, let's go.

Everywhere she went,

Maya brought me along.

Which was great.

According to

the American philosopher

Charles Sanders peirce,

human beings think

only in signs.

She always brought me

something to eat.

I almost forgot what it

was like to be hungry.

Well, almost.

Hey. Hi.

Hi.

-Cute dog.

-Uh-huh. Thanks.

Um, listen, uh, a few of us

are putting together

a study group.

We're meeting at

the woodford common room.

We'd love for you to join us.

Um, I would,

but I have plans, so...

Oh... oh, but I didn't say

when we was meeting.

No.

No, I just... I'm busy. I...

Like, I know I'm gonna

be busy and, like...

I got my dog, so I gotta...

-Oh.

-Thank you. I gotta go.

I'm sorry. I have to take

my dog out, so...

-Okay.

-But thank you.

Okay.

-Maybe next time.

-Uh, yeah.

I don't know

what's wrong with me, tino.

Like, yeah, maybe it would be

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W. Bruce Cameron

William Bruce Cameron (born 1960 in Petoskey, Michigan) is an American author, columnist, and humorist. Cameron is most famous for his novel A Dog's Purpose, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and is the first book in a two book series that concludes with A Dog's Journey. The book is the basis for the movie version starring Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, Peggy Lipton, K.J. Apa, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz and Pooch Hall, and released in theaters on January 27, 2017.Cameron is also the author of the best-selling self-improvement book 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was later adapted into the ABC sitcom of the same name that aired between 2002 and 2005. His book, 8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter, was released in 2008, and already had a Hollywood movie deal before its publication, with 89 Films and Wendy Finerman, producer of The Devil Wears Prada. Cameron is also the author of How to Remodel a Man, which was excerpted in the August 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, and was the subject of the November 1, 2005 Oprah Show. His novel, A Dog's Purpose, was published July 2010 by Tom Doherty Associates. It was 19 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list in its hardcover release. The softcover version was released May 24, 2011. In total, A Dog's Purpose has spent a year on The New York Times Bestseller list (hardcover and paperback combined). He wrote a weekly column for around 50 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, including Hawaii's MidWeek; "8 Simple Rules", told his humorous cautionary tales and memories of his life and was named after his bestselling book. In 2012, overwhelmed with other work, Cameron put it on hold after 689 editions. more…

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