''I Heart Shakey'' is a 2012
family
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comedy film
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written and directed by Kevin Cooper. The story is about a widower, his 10-year-old daughter and their dog, Shakey. The family moves from the smaller city Toledo, Ohio to the big city Chicago. Upon arriving, they discover that they cannot keep their dog and must find him a new home. The film stars
Steve Lemme,
Steve Guttenberg,
Beverly D'Angelo, and
Alfonso Arau.
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Cast
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Steve Lemme as J.T. O'Neil
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Steve Guttenberg as Stubbs
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Beverly D'Angelo as Sheila
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Alfonso Arau as Raoul
*Rylie Behr as Chandler O'Neil
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Philippe Brenninkmeyer as Mattias Ober
*Michael Yurchak as Flavio
*Dante Brown as Andrew
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Sean Giambrone as Toledo Kid #3
*Dusan Brown as Dash
Reception
Sandie Angulo Chen of
Common Sense Media gave the film two stars out of five, saying that it was "father-daughter dog tale swings from sweet to over the top".
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2012 films
Films about dogs
American comedy films
2012 comedy films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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