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| name = A Dog's Journey
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = [[Gail Mancuso]]
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| based on = {{Based on|''[[A Dog's Journey]]''|W. Bruce Cameron}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[A Dog's Journey]]''|W. Bruce Cameron}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
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* [[Marg Helgenberger]]
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| music = [[Mark Isham]]
| music = {{ubl|[[Mark Isham]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/26/mark-isham-scoring-gail-mancusos-a-dogs-journey/|title=Mark Isham Scoring Gail Mancuso's 'A Dog's Journey' - Film Music Reporter|website=filmmusicreporter.com|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>| [[Emily Bear]]}}
| cinematography = [[Rogier Stoffers]]
| cinematography = [[Rogier Stoffers]]
| editing = Robert Komatsu
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| distributor ={{Plainlist|
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
* [[Universal Pictures]] (United States and International)
* [[Reliance Entertainment]] (India)
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| released = {{Film date|2019|5|17|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2019|5|17|United States}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $16 million<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/call-of-the-wild-box-office-opening-thursday-1203510077/ |title=Box Office: ‘Call of the Wild’ Fetches $1 Million on Thursday Night |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Dave McNary|accessdate=February 21, 2020|date=February 21, 2020}}</ref>
| budget = $16 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/call-of-the-wild-box-office-opening-thursday-1203510077/|title=Box Office: 'Call of the Wild' Fetches $1 Million on Thursday Night|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Dave McNary|accessdate=February 21, 2020|date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221165738/https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/call-of-the-wild-box-office-opening-thursday-1203510077/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = $75.6 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=September 15, 2019}}</ref>
| gross = $75.8 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=August 27, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812144122/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''A Dog's Journey''''' is a 2019 American [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Gail Mancuso]] in her [[List of directorial debuts|feature film directorial debut]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gail-mancuso-on-why-her-feature-directorial-debut-had-to-be-a-dogs-journey/|title=Gail Mancuso on Why Her Feature Directorial Debut Had to Be 'A Dog's Journey|work=The Wrap|first=Beatrice|last=Verhoeven|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224181659/https://www.thewrap.com/gail-mancuso-on-why-her-feature-directorial-debut-had-to-be-a-dogs-journey/|url-status=live}}</ref> and written by [[W. Bruce Cameron]], [[Cathryn Michon]], [[Maya Forbes]], and [[Wally Wolodarsky]]. The film is based on the [[A Dog's Journey|2012 novel of the same name]] by Cameron and is the sequel to the 2017 film ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]''. The film stars [[Josh Gad]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Marg Helgenberger]], [[Betty Gilpin]], [[Kathryn Prescott]], and [[Henry Lau]].


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The film is a co-production between [[Amblin Entertainment]], [[Reliance Entertainment]], [[Walden Media]], and [[Alibaba Pictures]] and was released by [[Universal Pictures]] in the United States on May 17, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/28/WS5b850a1fa310add14f3883ab.html|title=Alibaba, Amblin start filming 'A Dog's Journey' - Chinadaily.com.cn|last=毕楠|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180244/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/28/WS5b850a1fa310add14f3883ab.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Like its predecessor, it received mixed reviews from critics.
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'''''A Dog's Journey''''' is a 2019 American [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Gail Mancuso]] and written by [[W. Bruce Cameron]], [[Cathryn Michon]], [[Maya Forbes]], and [[Wally Wolodarsky]]. The film is based on the [[A Dog's Journey|2012 novel of the same name]] by Cameron and is a sequel to the 2017 film ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]''. The film stars [[Josh Gad]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Marg Helgenberger]], [[Betty Gilpin]], [[Kathryn Prescott]], and [[Henry Lau]].

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The film is a co-production between [[Amblin Entertainment]], [[Reliance Entertainment]], [[Walden Media]], and [[Alibaba Pictures]] and was released by [[Universal Pictures]] in the United States on May 17, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/28/WS5b850a1fa310add14f3883ab.html|title=Alibaba, Amblin start filming 'A Dog's Journey' - Chinadaily.com.cn|last=毕楠|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{long plot|date=August 2021}}
Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad), an elderly [[St. Bernard (dog)|St. Bernard]]/[[Australian Shepherd]] mix, lives happily with his owner Ethan (Quaid) and his wife Hannah (Helgenberger), and their 2-year-old granddaughter Clarity June “C.J.” (Emma Volk) and her mother Gloria (Gilpin). Bailey, communicating with the audience via his thoughts, has a fondness for C.J. Gloria is shown to be an incompetent mother with a hatred for dogs, a distrust of her dead husband Henry's parents (Hannah and Ethan) and an ambition to have a singing career. Soon thereafter, Ethan discovers a big lump in Bailey's stomach, and a veterinarian's diagnosis is cancer. Gloria's suspicious nature leads her to move out with C.J. Eventually, Bailey's condition worsens and Ethan calls the veterinarian to the barn, where they prepare for [[euthanasia]]. Ethan holds Bailey lovingly and tells him to take care of C.J. before he is lethally injected. Bailey, now dead, is then seen running through a grassy field towards young C.J.
In the previous film, Bailey reunited with his longtime owner Ethan after being reincarnated as a new dog. Now a [[St. Bernard (dog)|St. Bernard]]/[[Australian Shepherd]], Bailey lives with Ethan, Ethan's wife Hannah, Gloria (the widow of Hannah's son Henry), and her 2-year-old daughter CJ on their farm in [[Michigan]]. Gloria's suspicious nature leads her to move out with CJ. Shortly after, Ethan discovers a tumor in Bailey's stomach. Before Bailey is [[euthanasia|euthanized]], Ethan asks him to take care of CJ once he is reincarnated again.


Nine years later, Bailey, who has been [[Reincarnation|reincarnated]] as a female [[beagle]] named Molly, is part of a litter of puppies who are adopted out until only Molly and her favorite brother Rocky are left. She sees a young boy named Trent (Ian Chen) and his family adopting Rocky. She also sees a young girl with him, who she recognizes is C.J., now 11 years old (Abby Ryder Forston). Molly, remembering the promise she made as Bailey to Ethan, runs outside to C.J. C.J., now living in a house with Gloria, takes Molly home with her and hides her from her mother. Gloria eventually sees Molly and gets angry at C.J. for getting a dog behind her back, but C.J. persuades her mother to let her keep the dog given how neglected she feels. With a reluctant glare, Gloria allows her to adopt Molly.
Nine years later, Bailey, reincarnated as a female [[beagle]] named Molly, sees a now 11-year-old CJ with her best friend Trent Mahoney and his parents, who are adopting the former’s favorite brother Rocky. Molly runs outside to CJ, who secretly adopts her. Gloria reluctantly allows CJ to keep Molly to compensate for her neglectful parenting.


Over time, C.J. and Molly grow increasingly close, along with Trent and Rocky. CJ, now a teenager (Prescott), reveals to Trent (Lau) that she wants to drop out of high school and move to New York with her father's insurance settlement to pursue a career in music. While C.J. is busy, Hannah and Ethan visit Gloria's home with a box of Henry's old belongings, wanting to see C.J. However, Gloria, still angry over their discord, closes the door on them, but not before Molly takes a liking to Ethan, and he recognizes her as Bailey and reminds Molly of her promise to protect C.J.
CJ and Molly grow increasingly close over the years, along with Trent and Rocky. Now a teenager, CJ tells Trent she wants to drop out of high school and move to [[New York City]] with her deceased father Henry's insurance settlement to become a musician. CJ begins to date Shane, who Molly distrusts. Attending a party that gets busted by police for [[Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States|underage drinking]], CJ is sentenced to community service where Molly learns how to [[Canine cancer detection|detect cancer]].


Days after she breaks up with him, Shane assaults CJ, prompting Molly to bite him. While drunk, Gloria responds nonchalantly to CJ's distress and reveals she spent all of Henry's settlement money, prompting CJ to leave town with Molly. On the way out, they are stalked and tail-ended by Shane, which causes her car to flip, killing Molly.
C.J. begins to date Shane, a [[Mr. Sub]] employee whom Molly distrusts and tries to protect C.J. from him. Shane insists that they attend a party, which gets busted by police for [[Legal drinking age|underage drinking]]. Molly is separated from her and taken to a shelter. Trent retrieves Molly and reunites her with C.J. C.J. is sentenced to community service at a facility that teaches dogs how to [[Canine cancer detection|detect cancer]] and Molly teaches herself how to signal she has smelled the scent. Shane ambushes and assaults C.J., prompting her to dump him, and Molly to bite him on the leg. Gloria responds nonchalantly to this and reveals that she spent all of the money from Henry's settlement (meant for C.J.) on her greedy wishes, prompting C.J. to angrily leave with Molly. While leaving town, CJ discovers Shane is stalking her, and while trying to avoid him, C.J. forgets to watch the road, and she accidentally crashes into a dumpster, killing Molly. Afraid of getting arrested, Shane promptly flees the scene in a panic. Molly is then shown running through the same grassy field that Bailey was running through when he died.


Molly, reincarnated as a male [[English Mastiff]] named Big Dog, lives with his new owner, Joe, and is a guard dog at his gas station/convenience store. Although he enjoys his new life, he misses C.J. One day, C.J., now a young adult, visits the store, and Big Dog recognizes and engages with her. After she leaves, he lives the rest of his life missing her, and eventually dies of old age. He is then shown running through the grassy field again.
Molly is reincarnated as a male [[English mastiff]] named Big Dog, who lives with a convenience store owner in [[Pennsylvania]]. One day, CJ visits the shop and is lovingly greeted by Big Dog. He mistakenly believes that CJ recognizes him, is heartbroken when she leaves without him, and spends the rest of his life missing her.


Big Dog, again reincarnated, this time as a [[Yorkshire Terrier]] named Max, is at an adoption event in New York City. To avoid being adopted by anyone until he can find C.J., he uses an aggressive, biting persona, until he sees C.J. and chases her to her apartment building. CJ is reluctant to keep Max, but she learns that if Max isn't adopted by the next day, he will be put down. CJ is living with her boyfriend and working as a dog walker while aspiring to a musical career, but can't overcome her [[stage fright]]. She adopts Max, who befriends her boyfriend's dog.
Big Dog is reincarnated as a male [[Biewer Terrier]] named Max, who is adopted by CJ. While CJ is working as a dog walker, Max detects Trent's scent down the hall and pulls her toward his door. CJ and Trent reconnect with each other. Max is eager to reunite CJ and Trent, despite each of them being in live-in relationships of their own. Max intentionally misbehaves around CJ's boyfriend, Barry, after which they break up and CJ moves out with Max. They stay with various friends of CJ's before Max spots Trent and his girlfriend on the street, and Trent offers his guest room to CJ.


While C.J. is returning a dog to a client after a walk, Max smells a familiar scent. Leading C.J. on a chase through the hallway, he ends up at the door of an apartment newly rented by Trent and his girlfriend (he also realizes that Rocky has since died). Max, sensing that C.J. and Trent have feelings for each other, intentionally misbehaves, sabotaging C.J.’s relationship with her boyfriend, causing them to break up and her to move out of his apartment. After staying with various friends, Max pulls CJ toward Trent on the street, who offers his guest bedroom for her to stay in. Soon after, Max remembers learning how to diagnose cancer back during Molly's life, and signals C.J. that he smells cancer on Trent. A doctor confirms the diagnosis and Trent begins [[chemotherapy]]. His shallow girlfriend leaves him, leaving C.J. as his primary caretaker. Eventually, Trent's doctor informs him that he is cancer-free, and at Trent's urging, C.J. accepts a meeting with Gloria after not having seen her in years. She has warmed up to dogs and is no longer incompetent. During their conversation, she gives C.J. some of the contents that were in Henry's box which Hannah and Ethan brought to her house during Molly's life, which are revealed to be letters that Henry wrote to Gloria while she was pregnant with C.J. These notes inspire C.J. to write more songs and perform them in front of an audience, finally kicking off her musical career.
Remembering how to diagnose cancer during his life as Molly, Max signals to CJ that he detects it on Trent, and CJ urges Trent to see a doctor. The doctor confirms, and Trent begins [[chemotherapy|chemo]]. His girlfriend leaves him, so CJ becomes his primary caretaker. Once Trent is cancer-free, he urges CJ to accept a meeting with Gloria, who is sober. Gloria tearfully apologizes for her abusive nature and gives CJ some of the things sent from Ethan and Hannah. They inspire CJ to write more songs and to perform, overcoming her longstanding [[stage fright]] and beginning her musical career.


Trent wants to repay C.J. and Max for their help, so he takes them on a road trip to Hannah and Ethan's farm in Michigan, where they reunite for the first time since Gloria stormed out with CJ during Bailey's life. Ethan immediately recognizes Max as Bailey. C.J. is skeptical until Max performs a unique trick with Ethan that only Bailey would know. Ethan tells C.J. that he had asked the dying Bailey to look after her. CJ realizes that Bailey brought her and Trent together as adults and saved Trent's life, leading her to finally understand that Bailey, Molly, Big Dog, and Max are all the same dog.
Trent encourages CJ to go on a road trip with him and Max to her grandparents’ farm, where she reunites with Ethan and Hannah for the first time since she was a toddler. Ethan recognizes Max as Bailey and tells CJ of the dog's reincarnations, proving it by having Max perform a trick that only Bailey would know. CJ and Trent then confess their love for one another and praise Max/Bailey for reuniting them.


C.J. and Trent embrace their love for each other, and eventually marry and have their first child, a boy. Gloria reconciles with C.J., Hannah, and Ethan. Ethan dies in bed, surrounded by family and with Max at his side. Max ages and dies as well, with C.J. at his side. The movie ends with Bailey running through the grassy field and morphing backward through his previous incarnations, before crossing the [[Rainbow Bridge (pets)|Rainbow Bridge]] and joyfully reuniting with Ethan in Heaven. Bailey narrates that he got to love Ethan forever as a reward for being a good dog throughout all of his lives.
CJ and Trent marry, and shortly after CJ releases her first music album, they have a son named Saint. Gloria reconciles with her daughter and in-laws, reuniting the family. Ethan dies of natural causes, surrounded by Max and the rest of his family. Max later ages and dies as well. The final scene shows Bailey running through a grassy field, morphing backwards through his previous incarnations, before crossing the [[Rainbow Bridge (pets)|Rainbow Bridge]] and reuniting with Ethan in heaven.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Josh Gad]] as the voice of Bailey/Molly/Big Dog/Max, Ethan's dog.
* [[Josh Gad]] as the voice of Bailey, Molly, Big Dog and Max, the different incarnations of “Boss Dog”.
* [[Dennis Quaid]] as Ethan Montgomery, Gloria's father-in-law, Hannah's husband, Bailey's owner and CJ's grandfather.
* [[Dennis Quaid]] as Ethan Montgomery, Gloria's father-in-law, Hannah's husband, Bailey's owner and CJ's grandfather.
* [[Marg Helgenberger]] as Hannah Montgomery, Ethan's wife and CJ's grandmother. Helgenberger replaces [[Peggy Lipton]] from the first film.
* [[Marg Helgenberger]] as Hannah Montgomery, Ethan's wife and CJ's grandmother. Helgenberger replaces [[Peggy Lipton]] from the first film.
* [[Betty Gilpin]] as Gloria Mitchell, Hannah's daughter-in-law and CJ's neglectful and emotionally abusive mother.
* [[Betty Gilpin]] as Gloria Mitchell, Ethan and Hannah's daughter-in-law and CJ's neglectful and emotionally abusive mother.
* [[Kathryn Prescott]] as Clarity June "CJ" Mitchell, Gloria's daughter, Trent's love interest and Ethan and Hannah's granddaughter.
* [[Kathryn Prescott]] as Clarity June "CJ" Mitchell-Montgomery, Gloria's daughter, Trent's love interest, Ethan and Hannah's granddaughter, and Saint's mother.
** [[Abby Ryder Fortson]] as Young CJ
** [[Abby Ryder Fortson]] as Young CJ
** Emma Volk as Toddler CJ
** Emma Volk as Toddler CJ
* [[Henry Lau]] as Trent, CJ's best friend and love interest.
* [[Henry Lau]] as Trent Mahoney, CJ's best friend and love interest and Saint's father.
** [[Ian Chen (actor)|Ian Chen]] as Young Trent
** [[Ian Chen (actor)|Ian Chen]] as Young Trent
* [[Jake Manley]] as Shane, a criminal [[Mr. Sub]] employee who temporarily dates CJ, and later unknowingly and indirectly kills Molly.
* [[Jake Manley]] as Shane, a criminal [[Mr. Sub]] employee who temporarily dates CJ, and later unknowingly and indirectly kills Molly.
* [[Johnny Galecki]] as Henry Montgomery, Hannah and Ethan's deceased son and Gloria's husband.
* [[Johnny Galecki]] as Henry Montgomery, Hannah and Ethan's deceased son, Gloria's late husband and CJ's late father.
* [[Kevin Claydon]] as Barry, CJ’s former boyfriend in New York City.
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* Tyler Asher Xin-Qin as Saint, CJ and Trent's newborn infant son who appears at the end of the film.
* [[Daniela Barbosa]] as Liesl, Trent’s former girlfriend in New York City.
** Beckett Richard Pin as 15-month-old Saint who learns to walk at the end of the film.
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* Beckett Richard Pin as Saint Mahoney, CJ and Trent's infant son who appears at the end of the film.
** Tyler Asher Xin-Qin as Newborn Saint
* Bruce as Bailey
* Elle, Rosebud, Diane, Rydel, and Lemy as Molly
* Scott as Big Dog
* Belle as Max


==Production==
==Production==
On June 21, 2017, CEO of [[Amblin Entertainment]] Michael Wright announced that a sequel to the film ''A Dog's Purpose'' was in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/a-dogs-purpose-sequel/|title=A Dog's Purpose Sequel is Happening Because Of China|date=21 June 2017|website=slashfilm.com}}</ref>
On June 21, 2017, CEO of [[Amblin Entertainment]] Michael Wright announced that a sequel to the film ''A Dog's Purpose'' was in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/a-dogs-purpose-sequel/|title=A Dog's Purpose Sequel is Happening Because Of China|date=21 June 2017|website=slashfilm.com|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217190730/http://www.slashfilm.com/a-dogs-purpose-sequel|url-status=live}}</ref>


On August 26, 2018, [[Universal Pictures]] began production on the sequel.<ref name="sequel">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
On August 26, 2018, [[Universal Pictures]] began production on the sequel.<ref name="sequel">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812144122/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


Principal photography began in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dogs-journey-marg-helgenberger-betty-gilpin-henry-lau-1202917292/|title=‘A Dog’s Journey’ Adds China Interest With Henry Lau, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2018-08-27|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
Principal photography began in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dogs-journey-marg-helgenberger-betty-gilpin-henry-lau-1202917292/|title='A Dog's Journey' Adds China Interest With Henry Lau, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2018-08-27|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=2020-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818125014/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dogs-journey-marg-helgenberger-betty-gilpin-henry-lau-1202917292/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
The film was released by [[Universal Pictures]] on May 17, 2019. It was released by Entertainment One in foreign territories.<ref>{{Citation|title=A Dog's Journey|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8385474/|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>
The film was released by [[Universal Pictures]] on May 17, 2019. It was released by Entertainment One in foreign territories, where actor [[Peter Baykov]] is the voice of Trent for international release.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=A Dog's Journey|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8385474/|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131234034/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8385474/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Actor Peter Baykov, Credits|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11966725|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185123/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11966725/ |archive-date=2021-01-23 |access-date=|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>


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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
===Box office===
===Box office===
''A Dog's Journey'' grossed $22.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $49.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $71.7 million.<ref name=BOM/>
''A Dog's Journey'' grossed $22.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $52.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $75.6 million.<ref name=BOM/>


In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' and ''[[The Sun Is Also a Star]]'', and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,267 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-box-office-john-wick-chapter-3-1203214880/|title=Box Office: ‘John Wick 3’ Takes Aim at ‘Avengers: Endgame’|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Rebecca Rubin|date=May 14, 2019|accessdate=May 14, 2019}}</ref> It ended up debuting to just $8 million, the lowest opening of any of W. Bruce Cameron's ''Dog'' films.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/john-wick-chapter-3-avengers-endgame-pokemon-detective-pikachu-weekend-box-office-1202617131/|title=‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Takes Out ‘Avengers’ With $56M+ Opening, But ‘Endgame’ Bests ‘Avatar’ As 2nd Highest Grossing Pic Ever At Domestic B.O.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=May 19, 2019|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $4.1 million, finishing seventh,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/aladdin-memorial-day-box-office-1202621906/|title=‘Aladdin’ Memorial Day Magic Carpet Ride Soars Higher With $112M+ Opening – Sunday AM Update|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=May 26, 2019|accessdate=May 26, 2019}}</ref> and then $1 million in its third.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2019/05/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-rocketman-ma-opening-weekend-box-office-1202624876/|title=‘Godzilla’ Loses Teeth With $49M Opening, But Counter-Programming Excels For First Time This Summer With ‘Rocketman’ & ‘Ma’|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=June 2, 2019|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref>
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' and ''[[The Sun Is Also a Star]]'', and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,267 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-box-office-john-wick-chapter-3-1203214880/|title=Box Office: 'John Wick 3' Takes Aim at 'Avengers: Endgame'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Rebecca Rubin|date=May 14, 2019|accessdate=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515000219/https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-box-office-john-wick-chapter-3-1203214880/|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended up debuting to just $8 million, the lowest opening of any of W. Bruce Cameron's ''Dog'' films.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/john-wick-chapter-3-avengers-endgame-pokemon-detective-pikachu-weekend-box-office-1202617131/|title='John Wick: Chapter 3' Takes Out 'Avengers' With $56M+ Opening, But 'Endgame' Bests 'Avatar' As 2nd Highest Grossing Pic Ever At Domestic B.O.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=May 19, 2019|accessdate=May 19, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517170757/https://deadline.com/2019/05/john-wick-chapter-3-avengers-endgame-pokemon-detective-pikachu-weekend-box-office-1202617131/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $4.1 million, finishing seventh,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/aladdin-memorial-day-box-office-1202621906/|title='Aladdin' Memorial Day Magic Carpet Ride Soars Higher With $112M+ Opening – Sunday AM Update|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=May 26, 2019|accessdate=May 26, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528021043/https://deadline.com/2019/05/aladdin-memorial-day-box-office-1202621906/|url-status=live}}</ref> and then $1 million in its third.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-rocketman-ma-opening-weekend-box-office-1202624876/|title='Godzilla' Loses Teeth With $49M Opening, But Counter-Programming Excels For First Time This Summer With 'Rocketman' & 'Ma'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=June 2, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2019|archive-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531161933/https://deadline.com/2019/05/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-rocketman-ma-opening-weekend-box-office-1202624876/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 80 reviews with an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 5.17/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "''A Dog's Journey'' is as sentimental as one might expect, but even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the {{not a typo|puppermost}} limit."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_dogs_journey|title=A Dog's Journey (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-dogs-journey|title=A Dog's Journey Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 22, 2019}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same as its predecessor, while those at [[PostTrak]] gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.<ref name=opening/>
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on 86 reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads: "''A Dog's Journey'' is as sentimental as one might expect, but even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the {{not a typo|puppermost}} limit."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_dogs_journey|title=A Dog's Journey (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=2021-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209081302/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_dogs_journey|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-dogs-journey|title=A Dog's Journey Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 22, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128112955/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-dogs-journey|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same as its predecessor, while those at [[PostTrak]] gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.<ref name=opening/>


== References ==
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== External links ==


* {{Official website|https://www.adogsjourneymovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|8385474}}
* {{IMDb title|8385474}}


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A Dog's Journey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGail Mancuso
Screenplay by
Based onA Dog's Journey
by W. Bruce Cameron
Produced byGavin Polone
Starring
CinematographyRogier Stoffers
Edited byRobert Komatsu
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million[1]
Box office$75.8 million[2]

A Dog's Journey is a 2019 American adventure comedy drama film directed by Gail Mancuso in her feature film directorial debut[3] and written by W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Maya Forbes, and Wally Wolodarsky. The film is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Cameron and is the sequel to the 2017 film A Dog's Purpose. The film stars Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Kathryn Prescott, and Henry Lau.

The film is a co-production between Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, and Alibaba Pictures and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on May 17, 2019.[4] Like its predecessor, it received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

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In the previous film, Bailey reunited with his longtime owner Ethan after being reincarnated as a new dog. Now a St. Bernard/Australian Shepherd, Bailey lives with Ethan, Ethan's wife Hannah, Gloria (the widow of Hannah's son Henry), and her 2-year-old daughter CJ on their farm in Michigan. Gloria's suspicious nature leads her to move out with CJ. Shortly after, Ethan discovers a tumor in Bailey's stomach. Before Bailey is euthanized, Ethan asks him to take care of CJ once he is reincarnated again.

Nine years later, Bailey, reincarnated as a female beagle named Molly, sees a now 11-year-old CJ with her best friend Trent Mahoney and his parents, who are adopting the former’s favorite brother Rocky. Molly runs outside to CJ, who secretly adopts her. Gloria reluctantly allows CJ to keep Molly to compensate for her neglectful parenting.

CJ and Molly grow increasingly close over the years, along with Trent and Rocky. Now a teenager, CJ tells Trent she wants to drop out of high school and move to New York City with her deceased father Henry's insurance settlement to become a musician. CJ begins to date Shane, who Molly distrusts. Attending a party that gets busted by police for underage drinking, CJ is sentenced to community service where Molly learns how to detect cancer.

Days after she breaks up with him, Shane assaults CJ, prompting Molly to bite him. While drunk, Gloria responds nonchalantly to CJ's distress and reveals she spent all of Henry's settlement money, prompting CJ to leave town with Molly. On the way out, they are stalked and tail-ended by Shane, which causes her car to flip, killing Molly.

Molly is reincarnated as a male English mastiff named Big Dog, who lives with a convenience store owner in Pennsylvania. One day, CJ visits the shop and is lovingly greeted by Big Dog. He mistakenly believes that CJ recognizes him, is heartbroken when she leaves without him, and spends the rest of his life missing her.

Big Dog is reincarnated as a male Biewer Terrier named Max, who is adopted by CJ. While CJ is working as a dog walker, Max detects Trent's scent down the hall and pulls her toward his door. CJ and Trent reconnect with each other. Max is eager to reunite CJ and Trent, despite each of them being in live-in relationships of their own. Max intentionally misbehaves around CJ's boyfriend, Barry, after which they break up and CJ moves out with Max. They stay with various friends of CJ's before Max spots Trent and his girlfriend on the street, and Trent offers his guest room to CJ.

Remembering how to diagnose cancer during his life as Molly, Max signals to CJ that he detects it on Trent, and CJ urges Trent to see a doctor. The doctor confirms, and Trent begins chemo. His girlfriend leaves him, so CJ becomes his primary caretaker. Once Trent is cancer-free, he urges CJ to accept a meeting with Gloria, who is sober. Gloria tearfully apologizes for her abusive nature and gives CJ some of the things sent from Ethan and Hannah. They inspire CJ to write more songs and to perform, overcoming her longstanding stage fright and beginning her musical career.

Trent encourages CJ to go on a road trip with him and Max to her grandparents’ farm, where she reunites with Ethan and Hannah for the first time since she was a toddler. Ethan recognizes Max as Bailey and tells CJ of the dog's reincarnations, proving it by having Max perform a trick that only Bailey would know. CJ and Trent then confess their love for one another and praise Max/Bailey for reuniting them.

CJ and Trent marry, and shortly after CJ releases her first music album, they have a son named Saint. Gloria reconciles with her daughter and in-laws, reuniting the family. Ethan dies of natural causes, surrounded by Max and the rest of his family. Max later ages and dies as well. The final scene shows Bailey running through a grassy field, morphing backwards through his previous incarnations, before crossing the Rainbow Bridge and reuniting with Ethan in heaven.

Cast

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  • Josh Gad as the voice of Bailey, Molly, Big Dog and Max, the different incarnations of “Boss Dog”.
  • Dennis Quaid as Ethan Montgomery, Gloria's father-in-law, Hannah's husband, Bailey's owner and CJ's grandfather.
  • Marg Helgenberger as Hannah Montgomery, Ethan's wife and CJ's grandmother. Helgenberger replaces Peggy Lipton from the first film.
  • Betty Gilpin as Gloria Mitchell, Ethan and Hannah's daughter-in-law and CJ's neglectful and emotionally abusive mother.
  • Kathryn Prescott as Clarity June "CJ" Mitchell-Montgomery, Gloria's daughter, Trent's love interest, Ethan and Hannah's granddaughter, and Saint's mother.
  • Henry Lau as Trent Mahoney, CJ's best friend and love interest and Saint's father.
  • Jake Manley as Shane, a criminal Mr. Sub employee who temporarily dates CJ, and later unknowingly and indirectly kills Molly.
  • Johnny Galecki as Henry Montgomery, Hannah and Ethan's deceased son, Gloria's late husband and CJ's late father.
  • Kevin Claydon as Barry, CJ’s former boyfriend in New York City.
  • Daniela Barbosa as Liesl, Trent’s former girlfriend in New York City.
  • Beckett Richard Pin as Saint Mahoney, CJ and Trent's infant son who appears at the end of the film.
    • Tyler Asher Xin-Qin as Newborn Saint
  • Bruce as Bailey
  • Elle, Rosebud, Diane, Rydel, and Lemy as Molly
  • Scott as Big Dog
  • Belle as Max

Production

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On June 21, 2017, CEO of Amblin Entertainment Michael Wright announced that a sequel to the film A Dog's Purpose was in development.[5]

On August 26, 2018, Universal Pictures began production on the sequel.[6]

Principal photography began in August 2018.[7]

Release

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The film was released by Universal Pictures on May 17, 2019. It was released by Entertainment One in foreign territories, where actor Peter Baykov is the voice of Trent for international release.[8][9]

Home media

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A Dog's Journey was released on digital on 6 August and Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand on 20 August from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Blu-ray Bonus Features Include:

  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Gag Reel
  • A DOG'S Sequel, New and returning cast members discuss their roles in A Dog's Journey and share their appreciation for director Gail Mancuso.
  • Everyone's Best Friend.
  • Sit down with the cast to hear about their life-long love of man's best friend.
  • Working with Dogs - Cast and crew share the joys of working with animal-actors.
  • A Healing Journey - Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid and others discuss the bond between dogs and humans.
  • Scoring the JOURNEY - Director Gail Mancuso and composer Mark Isham discuss the music in the film.
  • Feature Commentary with Director Gail Mancuso

Reception

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Box office

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A Dog's Journey grossed $22.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $52.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $75.6 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and The Sun Is Also a Star, and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,267 theaters in its opening weekend.[10] It ended up debuting to just $8 million, the lowest opening of any of W. Bruce Cameron's Dog films.[11] In its second weekend the film made $4.1 million, finishing seventh,[12] and then $1 million in its third.[13]

Critical response

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 86 reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "A Dog's Journey is as sentimental as one might expect, but even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the puppermost limit."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same as its predecessor, while those at PostTrak gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Dave McNary (February 21, 2020). "Box Office: 'Call of the Wild' Fetches $1 Million on Thursday Night". Variety. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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  3. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (May 20, 2019). "Gail Mancuso on Why Her Feature Directorial Debut Had to Be 'A Dog's Journey". The Wrap. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. ^ 毕楠. "Alibaba, Amblin start filming 'A Dog's Journey' - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. ^ "A Dog's Purpose Sequel is Happening Because Of China". slashfilm.com. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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  7. ^ McNary, Dave (2018-08-27). "'A Dog's Journey' Adds China Interest With Henry Lau, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. ^ A Dog's Journey, archived from the original on 2019-01-31, retrieved 2019-02-20
  9. ^ "Actor Peter Baykov, Credits". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23.
  10. ^ Rebecca Rubin (May 14, 2019). "Box Office: 'John Wick 3' Takes Aim at 'Avengers: Endgame'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Anthony D'Alessandro (May 19, 2019). "'John Wick: Chapter 3' Takes Out 'Avengers' With $56M+ Opening, But 'Endgame' Bests 'Avatar' As 2nd Highest Grossing Pic Ever At Domestic B.O." Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (May 26, 2019). "'Aladdin' Memorial Day Magic Carpet Ride Soars Higher With $112M+ Opening – Sunday AM Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 2, 2019). "'Godzilla' Loses Teeth With $49M Opening, But Counter-Programming Excels For First Time This Summer With 'Rocketman' & 'Ma'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "A Dog's Journey (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "A Dog's Journey Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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