2009 · animation · comedy · family
Dug's Special Mission
Directed by Ronnie del Carmen5m2009
Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise Falls by themselves. Dug may find that where he belongs is not where he's been looking.
Our read: Dug's Special Mission (2009) reads as a cosy, breathless, grounded animation · comedy · family entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, gentle animation / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- kinetic
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
Watching Dug's Special Mission tonight? Spin for your lens.
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Dug's Special Mission feels to watch.
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“You want a short, sweet Pixar tale of a goofy dog on birthday missions.”
Skip it tonight — You want anything longer or more complex than five minutes of charm.
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