The Dog Problem is a 2006 comedy film

Comedy film

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 directed

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 and written

Screenwriting

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 by Scott Caan

Scott Caan

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 and was produced by Thousand Words Films

Thousand Words

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Along with Caan, the film stars Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

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, Lynn Collins

Lynn Collins

Viola Lynn Collins , better known as Lynn Collins, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Kayla Silverfox in the live-action film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.-Life and career:...

, Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan

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, Sarah Shahi

Sarah Shahi

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, and Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

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. The film also stars Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

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 and Steve Jones

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 in uncredited roles, supermodel

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s Joanna Krupa

Joanna Krupa

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 and Melissa Keller

Melissa Keller

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, and Ultimate Fighter

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s Tito Ortiz

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 and Kimo Leopoldo

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Plot

In the film, Solo (Ribisi) is a down-on-his-luck writer who is encouraged by his psychiatrist (Cheadle) to get a dog. Solo meets his love interest (Collins), whom he assumes to be a dog owner when meeting her at a dog play park, but dog problems stand in their way.

Cast

• Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...
  
   as Solo
• Lynn Collins
  Lynn Collins
  Viola Lynn Collins , better known as Lynn Collins, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Kayla Silverfox in the live-action film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.-Life and career:...
  
   as Lola
• Scott Caan
  Scott Caan
  Scott Andrew Caan is an American actor. He stars in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. He is the son of actor James Caan.-Early life:...
  
   as Casper
• Kevin Corrigan
  Kevin Corrigan
  Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan is an American actor who has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s.-Life and career:Corrigan was born in The Bronx, New York to an Irish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother...
  
   as Benny
• Mena Suvari
  Mena Suvari
  Mena Alexandra Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Shortly after beginning her career as a model, she appeared in guest roles on 1990's television shows such as Boy Meets World and High Incident...
  
   as Jules
• Sarah Shahi
  Sarah Shahi
  Aahoo Jahansouz "Sarah" Shahi is an American actress and a former NFL Cheerleader. She is probably best known for starring in The L Word as Carmen de la Pica Morales and in Life as Detective Dani Reese...
  
   as Candy
• Tito Ortiz
  Tito Ortiz
  Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
  
   as Frank
• Kimo Leopoldo
  Kimo Leopoldo
  Kimo Leopoldo , or simply Kimo, is an American mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques.He was credited with a black belt in Taekwondo...
  
   as Ted
• Brian Goodman
  Brian Goodman
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   as Joe the Guard
• Joanna Krupa
  Joanna Krupa
  Joanna Krupa is a Polish-American model and actress. Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland. She has a younger sister, Marta Krupa, also a model. Joanna Krupa moved to India, Delhi, Illinois, with her family at the age of five...
  
   as Taffy
• Med Abrous as Brad
• Melissa Keller
  Melissa Keller
  Melissa Keller is an American model and actress.Keller began her modeling career when she was 15 years old and has modeled for Parasuco, Noxzema, GAP, Revlon, L'Oréal, Aveda, and for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2002, 2003, and 2004...
  
   as Escalator Girl
• Jimmy the Dog as Spot
• Don Cheadle
  Don Cheadle
  Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
  
   as Dr. Nourmand
• Steve Jones
  Steve Jones (musician)
  Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
  
   as Himself

Reception

The Dog Problem was screened at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. Erik Childress of eFilmCritic.com says it is, "A romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

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 which doesn't force its charm down your throat and instead allows the viewer in to peek around its quirks and discover the true heart beating within."

Soundtrack

The film features a score by Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....

, and the music used during the title sequence is based on the Devo

Devo

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song "Gut Feeling".

External links

• The Dog Problem at Rotten Tomatoes