January 15, 2025 (France)
January 31, 2025 (United States)
Dog Man is a 2025 American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's graphic novel series Dog Man. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is a spin-off and story within a story of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and the second film in the Captain Underpants franchise. The film was written and directed by Peter Hastings, and stars the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd and Ricky Gervais, with Hastings providing vocal effects for the titular character.
DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020, with Hastings set to direct after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20). Karen Foster joined as a producer in January 2024, and the cast was announced that September.
Dog Man premiered at the 2025 edition of the Festival de l'Alpe d'Huez in Alpe d'Huez, France on January 15, 2025, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 31, to generally positive reviews from critics.
Storyline[]
A villainous orange cat named Petey constantly terrorizes OK City. One of his schemes involves planting a bomb to destroy a building. Famed cop Officer Knight and his dog Greg arrive to defuse the bomb, but it explodes and it puts Knight's head and Greg's body in complete injury. The duo survive when the doctors decide to cut off Greg's head and attach it to Knight's body, becoming a dog-human hybrid called Dog Man.
When Knight's old home is sold off and his girlfriend dumps him, Dog Man is forced to stay at the police station, managed by a short-tempered Chief. Dog Man manages to earn the city's favor by repeatedly stopping Petey whenever he instigates one of his schemes, causing a non-stop rivalry between the two. Soon, Petey decides that he needs someone like him to defeat Dog Man and purchases a cloning machine to do the job, but his clone ends up being a small kitten due to Petey not reading all the directions given to him. The kitten, Li'l Petey, is entirely innocent, much to Petey's frustration. Petey eventually decides to abandon Li'l Petey, who is found by a little girl, but said girl also abandons him when he innocently offends her. Li'l Petey is soon adopted by Dog Man.
Petey's latest scheme involves reviving a dead fish named Flippy, who was once a powerful villain with the ability of telekinesis. However, he soon finds a story written by Li'l Petey before he abandoned him. Stricken with remorse, Petey finds Li'l Petey with Dog Man, takes him back (mostly to use as bait for Dog Man), and explains to the kitten about how his own father abused him when he was younger. Feeling sorry for Petey, Li'l Petey brings Petey's father "Grampa" to his lair in hopes of reconciliation, but Grampa is still the same jerk as Petey described. Petey no longer yearns for Grampa's support and leaves with Li'l Petey to go and fight Dog Man.
However, Flippy accidentally gets revived and soon lays waste to OK City by bringing a building to life using "Living Spray". He soon comes across Dog Man and Petey's fight and kidnaps Li'l Petey before leaving. Forced to team up, Dog Man and Petey go to confront Flippy. After the battle, Li'l Petey takes matters into his own hands and against all odds, manages to redeem Flippy by making him question his evil ways. At the end, Dog Man is visted by a reformed Petey at Li'l Petey's request.
Movie Trailer[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Dial-up Modem Sounds (Used once for 80-HD.)
- Elektra Records, Factory Whistle/Hollywoodedge, Factory Site Whistle PE275901/Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - FACTORY WHISTLE, LARGE FACTORY
- Hollywoodedge, Alarm 4 Contemporary TE012301
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801/Hawk Screech Single AT082901
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 4 Very Short High PE139201
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hinge Creak CRT053503
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hinge Creak CRT053504
- Hollywoodedge, Old Car Horns Single CRT021302
- Hollywoodedge, Police Wailer Siren PE080801
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601 (Used for Chief when he screams; time-stretched.)
- Hollywoodedge, Small Twang Hair Plu CRT047101
- Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OCKnob PE180101
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, FIRE - FIRE BELL RINGING
- Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - BELL RINGING
- Sound Ideas, CAT, DOMESTIC - 8 ANGRY SNARLS & HISSES, ANIMAL (Cut-off; used briefly once for Petey.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 02
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
- Sound Ideas, RIP, CLOTH - RIP CLOTH, TEAR 01
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL PHONE: DIAL EIGHT BEEP
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL PHONE: DIAL FIVE BEEP
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL PHONE: DIAL FOUR BEEP
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL PHONE: DIAL SEVEN BEEP
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL PHONE: DIAL THREE BEEP
- Unknown Cricket Chirping Sound 03