Dog Gone Movie Review (2024)

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Was Dog Gone based on a true story? ›

Production. In August 2021, it was announced Rob Lowe would star in and executive produce Dog Gone for Netflix based on the book Dog Gone: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home by Pauls Toutonghi, itself based on a true story.

Parents need to know that Dog Gone, a film based on a book about a real story, is an ultimately uplifting tale about a search for a lost dog that brings a family closer together. They also find unexpected support across communities.

Dog Gone is an excellent movie about selflessness, and a coming of age with a relationship between a father and son, all while searching for their beloved family pet. It is also based on a true story, though we don't know how much is true and how much was "poetic license".

The ending made me emotional." Another said, "Watching Dog Gone on Netflix. I just know I'm going to bawl my eyes out after. Why are dog movies always so emotional!" Others added, "Dog Gone on Netflix is a good movie very emotional tho...

In real life, Gonker died just five years after the events depicted in the film, in 2003, at the aged of 11. Although Gonker was a labrador in the movie, in real life he was a Golden Retriever mix, which is a relatively similar-looking breed to a labrador.

The frantic search, along the Appalachian Trail in the US state of West Virginia, involved a whole community and gripped people around the world. And when, at the moment most had lost all hope, Gonker was found 15 days later and 111 miles away from where he'd gone missing, thousands shared in the Marshall family's joy.

Overall, the movie was fine and family friendly. But there was a lot more drinking than I expected. I found myself hovering by the remote control, ready to shut the TV off, especially at moments that depicted party scenes that include a beer funnel! Not appropriate for elementary kids.

Does the dog die? the titular dog, gonker, does not die.

In the end, the two warriors rescue each other in their odyssey of self-discovery. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois K-9 Working Dog) are joined together against their will to honor the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Riley Rodriguez (Eric Urbiztondo) at his distant funeral.

Dog Gone ends on a heartwarming note with Gonker reuniting with the Marshalls. At the end of Dog Gone, we see Fielding unable to sleep after his critical surgery, especially when he is in dire need of it. He claims that he can only rest when his dog is with him. His father, John, then sneaks Gonker into the hospital.

Who is the dad in Dog Gone? ›

The pair are inseparable until the rambunctious canine goes AWOL along the Appalachian Trail — then it's up to Fielding and his dad (executive producer Rob Lowe) to find him.

A father-son duo grow closer while hiking the Appalachian Trail looking for their precious lost dog, Gonker, so they can give him the monthly life-saving medicine he needs against Addison's disease.

Dog Gone / Film synopsis

Despite the cynicism that permeates any film about family values, Dog Gone takes great pains to avoid sentimentality. It's a tearjerker with mature intentions.

In the film, Gonker is a yellow Labrador retriever; in real life, Marshall's dog was a golden retriever mix. Yellow Labs, stealing all the Hollywood dog jobs… how typical! Directed by Stephen Herek from a script by Nick Santora, Dog Gone will be released globally on Netflix on Jan. 13.

Where was 'Dog Gone' on Netflix filmed? According to the IMDb page for Dog Gone, Georgia was one of the primary filming locations. The Cinemaholic notes that the team filmed in Powder Springs, Stone Mountain, Riverdale, and Conyers — multiple cities in Georgie's metropolitan area.