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Synopsis: When Miami dentist Ted Brooks learns that his birth mother has passed away and that he was named in her will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. Rather than the large chunk of change that many people would expect, Ted instead receives his mother's pack of rowdy sled dogs and her property. Although the dogs seemingly have it in for Ted, he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race, the Arctic Challenge, spiting a mountain man who wants the dogs. What follows is a comedy detailing Ted's adventures in learning to run the sled dogs.
Director(s): Brian Levant
Production: Buena Vista Distribution Compa
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG
Year:
2002
99 min
$81,110,575
Website
560 Views


the biggest crush

on her.

The only way

to calm him down is to...

Put him with Duchess!

Good girl.

You two make

a lovely couple.

Okay, and thatjust leaves

my evil half brother...

Demon.

Oh.

No, he's an

incredible animal.

He was Lucy's pride.

Yeah, with a lousy

personality.

Nice doggy.

Nice doggy, nice...

doggy.

Maybe you should try

biting him on the ear.

What is it

with you people?

I'm cool. You cool?

Sorry, Nana

but, uh... big doggies only.

Okay, just got to program

my GPS here...

Okay!

Ready, set, move!

Oh!

Well, at least

I don't have to worry

about you getting lost.

Let's see you try

to throw me this time.

No! No! Oh, stop!

Hey, Teddy!

Want to drag?!

Oh! Ooh! Bad dog! Bad dog!

Fore!

Huh?

Whoa!

Sorry about that.

You know...

I never would

have thought of it.

Thunder Jack. Wow.

Oh, I'm glad everybody's

having a great big laugh.

They are... the way you drive

that sled of yours...

that's pretty funny.

Whoa.

Hm.

Riding along

in my automobile

My baby beside me

at the wheel

I stole a kiss

at the turn of a mile

My curiosity running wild

Mush! Mush!

Cruisir and playir

the radio...

Nice day for a drive,

huh, Nana?

With no particular place

to go.

Hi.

Eat your heart out.

Oh.

Nana

I finally understand sledding.

Hmm. What got into her?

No.

Oh, no. No.

My eyes!

My eyes!

Ah, no. Oh!

Ooh.

Oh, got yourself a skunk, huh?

Good eating.

You know, you're getting to be

an embarrassment to me.

Why didn't you just

tell them to stop?

Don't talk to me

like I'm four.

You're not the boss of me.

Of course I shouted, "Stop."

They wouldn't stop

if you shout, "Stop."

You have to shout,

"Break and hook."

Break and hook. Got it.

I want to go, I say, "Mush."

Only in the movies

do they say, "Mush."

Here you say, "Hike."

If you want to

go to the left

you shout, "Haw."

And if you want

to go to the right

you shout, "Gee."

Why notjust say right and left?

Why do they got to make things

so complicated?

Whew!

Man, you

really stink.

Whew!

What's that?

Don't worry, mountain man.

It's just me.

What are you doing here?

I thought it'd be

nice to walk the hill.

And it would be nicer

if you give me

a ride back down.

Sure.

This is where I was going to

take you for that picnic.

How did you know

about it?

I found Lucy's diary.

"It's quiet and perfect.

"The one place

I feel peaceful

and can think

about the big questions."

This is the place all the folks

around here come for answers.

Oh, nothing but time

and places to think around here.

Great places, sure,

but, uh, no Starbucks.

No indoor plumbing.

Oh, yeah?

You know what else

they don't have in this town?

Crime, traffic, buses

to put your face on.

I...

If I could just

get that old man

to sit down with me

for an hour.

Just to find out

what happened.

It isn't like I want

anything from him.

I don't need a father.

I had a father

and he's nothing

like my father was.

My dad was a great person.

Everyone looked up to him.

And your mom?

My mom?

She's amazing.

She does everything for me.

For everybody.

And her sugar cookies.

Oh! You haven't lived

till you had one of my mom's

sugar cookies.

Yeah, I miss her.

Maybe the answers for me aren't

even up here at all.

Maybe the answers for me are

hopping on the next plane

back to civilisation.

You know, the

thing about Lucy

is she didn't always

win the race

but she never quit.

Maybe you need

to finish what you started...

mountain man.

Oh, that's cool.

That's scary.

You are such

a city boy.

So...

how did you sleep?

Oh. Oh.

That's beautiful.

Oh, wow.

Let's go.

Whoo-hoo!

Run, dogs, run!

Whoo...

hoo!

Oh. Oh. Oh, oh.

Oh, what are the words?

Duck and cover! Uh...

Cap and gown!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Ooh!

Oh. Oh, ow.

Aah!

Ooh. Oh.

Oh!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Oh.

Break and hook.

Oh, stupid dogs.

I hate dogs.

I hate 'em.

I hate 'em.

I hate 'em, I hate 'em.

Oh.

Oh, my goodness gracious!

Hey, wait, let's all be cool.

Yeah, now, if we all

stay calm, there'll be

no problems here today.

You know, I'm a big bear fan.

Sure. Uh, my man...

Smoky the Bear. Yogi.

Walter Payton.

I can see the headlines:

"Miami Dentist Eaten...

By Bear."

Hmm.

I'm alive!

I'm alive!

I'm dead.

I'm dead!

Mama!

Oh, help me, Lord!

This is insane!

I'm okay.

Got to get help.

Got to get help.

Move it, keep moving.

Uh-oh.

Oh.

9-1-1.

You are outside

your coverage area.

Should you like to expand

your service plan

please call back during

our business hours.

This is a recording.

Cold.

Ted, my main man

you really

stepped in it this time.

We tried

to tell you

you didn't belong here.

I don't speak dog.

Tell me about it.

I like him.

Oh, sure, you'll

roll over for anyone

who'll pour you

a bowl of slump.

Hmph.

Scooper, you kill me.

Teddy.

I made you a special treat.

Mama?

It's your favorite.

Blue cheese cookies.

When a man

Loves a woman...

Ted, remember, no matter

what colour you are

you can still have soul.

I mean...

Iook at me.

Can I have one

of those

blue cheese cookies, please?

Yeah.

Hey, city boy.

You've got to learn to relax.

Just sit back

and listen

to the sounds of nature.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax. Relax.

Relax.

Where am I?

My, my, my.

Sleeping Beauty's

finally awake.

Where are Lucy's dogs?

They're back home

where they belong.

I saw them coming through town

without you

so I figured that, uh...

What do you think you were doing

coming all the way out here?

I was mushing.

You should have seen me.

You silly greenorn.

You could have been killed.

Don't you know that?

Well, if you would have told me

what I wanted to know

I wouldn't be out here

in the first place.

Oh.

Ain't nothing

to talk about.

It's not nothing.

It's nothing.

It's not nothing.

It's nothing.

It's not nothing.

Ted.

What?

I'll make you

a deal.

I tell you what I know,

I get the dogs?

Yeah.

Hmm.

Well...

it all happened

right here in this cave.

It was my second race.

I was out

about three days

and this storm blew in.

And I should've, you know,

bunked down

but I kept going

thinking I could sneak up

a couple of spots, you know?

That's when it

turned ugly.

The only thing

that saved me

was finding this cave.

And Lucy was already here,

hunkered down with her dogs.

Now, I'd met her

a couple of times in town

but we werert what you'd call

friends, you know?

But cold weather brings people

together in a strange way.

Well, you can

guess the rest.

When I woke up in the morning

Lucy and the dogs were

already gone.

She finished ninth

that year.

I came in 19th.

After the race, I...

I tried to find her

but she'd already gone.

That's it?

Afraid so.

It's all I know.

Well, a bargairs a bargain.

I guess the dogs are yours.

Oh, well, I'll take

good care of them.

I guess I'd better be

getting on home.

Here you go.

Here, have some soup.

I thought you said

this was soup!

Well, there's soup in it.

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Jim Kouf

Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on Stakeout (1987). more…

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