Underdog

Synopsis: A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
Year:
2007
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(UNDERDOG PLAYING)

MALE VOICE:
Ladies and gentlemen...

...this is Simon Barsinister...

...the wickedest man in the world.

He was evil and crazy.

Simon and his wacky henchman, Cad...

...schemed to rule the universe.

But each time were foiled by me...

...the greatest superhero who ever lived...

...Underdog!

(CAMERA SHUTTERING)

MAN:
Ladies and gentlemen...

...I come to you this evening to discuss the growing problem to crime in our city.

Here in front of me are files of unsolved cases.

UNDERDOG:
We're getting ahead of ourselves.

That's me in the uniform.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

I was raised, since I was just a little puppy...

...to fight crime.

Never had a family or a place to call home.

I was raised with one purpose only...

To help people...

...to keep them safe.

Nothing was going to stand in my way.

(BARKS)

-(MAN SPEAKING STOPS)

-Easy, boy.

-However, to the families involed...

-You got something, boy?

-(SHOESHINE BARKING)

-What Was that?

Alpha Dog has got a lock on the stage.

I think it's the boxes.

Criminals should not be allowed to keep their freedom.

(BARKING, HOWLS)

Clear the building!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING, YELLING)

MAN:
We need SWAT here, now!

-Please hurry, your honor.

-MAN 2:
Everybody out!

(PEOPLE CHATTERING, INDISTINCTLY)

(CAMERA SHUTTERING)

(SIREN WAILING)

Blue team, go, go! Move!

(ELECTRONIC BEEPING)

No radiation.

No metal.

Tweezers...

...and We'll lift.

Easy. Right down the side.

Yeah. Slow. And slide.

I bet you didn't know a beagle's sense of smell is 55 times stronger than a human's.

(SNEEZES)

Well, mine's not.

It's a gift from the American Pork Association.

(LAUGHING)

I want a full debrief, now.

(CHUCKLES)

(DOGS BARKING)

(DOGS LAUGHING)

Nice work, rookie.

You found an exploding ham.

Quiet, I smell a bomb.

You! You should just turn in your tags.

(LAUGHING)

All right...

...I'll be honest with you.

I wasn't the best dog on the force.

In fact...

...I was probably the worst.

The ham was just the latest of my mistakes.

Like the time I chewed the extension cord and it was plugged in.

Or when I met that cute poodle and it turned out to be a guy.

It's hard to feel destined for greatness when you keep messing up.

But...

destiny's a funny thing.

It'll creep up on you when you least expect it.

Gotcha.

Last one for tonight.

(DOGS BARKING)

Excuse me.

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Adam Rifkin

Adam Rifkin, sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter. His career ranges from broad family comedies to dark and gritty urban dramas. He is best known for writing family-friendly comedies like Mouse Hunt and 2007's Underdog. more…

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