Go, Dog. Go! (2023 film)

Go, Dog. Go!

By Adam Peltzman

Jace Norman

Jesse McCartney

Katie Peterson

Rebecca Rudolf

The Kennedy/Marshall Company

DeviantArt Entertainment

***Go, Dog. Go!** (*also known as ***P. D. Eastman's Go, Dog. Go!*** or ***DreamWorks Go, Dog. Go!***) is a 2022 Canadian-American live-action/computer-animated musical fantasy family comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and based on P. D. Eastman's children's book of the same name. and the 2021 Netflix original series also with the same name. The film was released by Universal Pictures on July 15, 2022, The second adaptation of the book (following the 2021 Netflix Original Series), and the first P. D. Eastman book to be adapted into a film. the film builds on the book and the Netflix show expanding a story about a teenage boy named Alex Parker befriends Tag and Scooch. The film is written and directed by Leonardo Navarrete and produced by Adam Peltzman. The Film stars Leonardo Navarrete, Sadie Stanley, Rebecca Rudolf, Jace Norman, Katie Peterson and Jesse McCartney The Film also stars The Cast Of The Netflix Series in which they reprised their roles. This is the first live action/animated film made by DreamWorks Animation.

Filming Took Place In Vancouver British Columbia Canada, Orlando, Florida and Tampa Florida From December 2022 to March 2023.

## **Plot**

17 year old Alex Parker lives in Danesville a big city. Alex has a crush on dog loving Alice Walden he decides to give her a dog of her own. His aunt Janet says a town called Pawston was next to Daneville. Leaving Danesville in search for Pawston where he met Tag Barker and Scooch Pooch

## **Cast**

### **Live Action actors**

* Leonardo Navarrete as Alex Parker a teenage boy and the main protagonist of the film
* Sadie Stanley as Alice Walden
* Jace Norman as Eric Zeddmore the mayor of Danesville and the main antagonist of the film.
* Jesse McCartney as Darren Parker Alex's dad and Kristen's husband
* Katie Peterson as Kristen Parker Alex's mom, Darren's wife and Janet's sister.
* Rebecca Rudolf as Janet Parker Alex's aunt and Kristen's sister.

### **Voice actors**

* Michela Luci as Tag Barker, an orange dog resembling a Beagador. Tag is very energetic and open. She is skilled at making inventions.

* Callum Shoniker as Scooch Pooch, a small blue dog resembling a Terrier. Scooch is a new neighbor in the town of Pawston (as he has moved in from a farm), and he is more shy and reserved compared to Tag. He's Tag's best friend and love interest.

* Katie Griffin as Ma Allison Barker, a lavender dog resembling a Beagador. She is one of the Pawston blimp pilots, and is the mother of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Gilber, Spike and Yip Barker.

* Martin Roach as Paw Eric Barker, a brown dog resembling a cross between a Beagador. He owns and runs the Ding Dong Doorbell store, and is the father of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Gilber, Spike and Yip Barker.

* Tajja Isen as Cheddar Biscuit Barker, a white polka-dotted dog resembling a cross between a Beagador. She is a clown and loves performing for people, and is the sister of Tag, Gilber, Spike and Yip Barker.

* Lyon Smith as Spike Barker, a red dog resembling a Beagador. Spike left the Race Cadets to join the Space Cadets, and is the brother of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Gilber and Yip Barker.

* In the US dub, Smith also voices Gilber Barker, a yellow dog resembling a Beagador. He is the brother of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Spike and Yip Barker. James Cartmell voices Gilber in the U.K. version of the film.

* Judy Marshank as Grandma Marge Barker, a purple dog resembling a Beagador. She is the Barker family matriarch, and is the grandmother of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Gilber, Spike and Yip Barker. Both Marge and Mort run a repair shop in Pawston.

* Patrick McKenna as Grandpaw Mort Barker, a biege dog resembling a Beagle crossed with a Basset hound. He runs a repair shop with Marge, and is the grandfather of Tag, Cheddar Biscuit, Gilber, Spike and Yip Barker.

* Taran Killam as Yellow, a yellow dog resembling a Labrador Retriever/Dalmatian mix

* Cobie Smulders as Lady Lydia, a rose-colored Poodle who is famous in Pawston for having the most hats of any dog in town.

* Smulders also voices Sgt. Pooch, a teal dog resembling a Terrier who is Scooch's mother and a police officer in Pawston.

* David Berni as Frank, a yellow Beagle/Dachshund mix. Frank is always scheming for selfish ends, and is the brains of the duo between him and Beans. but he also has a change of heart.

* Anand Rajaram as Beans, a large green Old English Sheepdog in an aviator's flight cap. Beans is idiotic but kind-hearted, and often serves as the muscle to Frank's schemes. He also speaks chicken.

* Paul Buckley, Reno Selmser and Zoe D'Andrea as the Barkapellas, a trio of dogs who sing harmonically instead of speak.
* Bill Hader as Gerald, A Post Mail Dog
* Dee Bradley Baker, Rob Paulsen, Scott Menville, Jeff Bennet and Sean Astin as The Three Friendly Dogs who can talk.

## **Production**

### **Filming**

Principal Photography November 17, 2021 In Orlando Florida

Filming Also Took Place Vancouver British Columbia Canada.

Oakville, Ontario, Canda Used For The Town Of Pawston.

Principal Photography Wrapped January 14, 2021 In Tampa Florida