Earlier this week I finally saw the film The Artist. Let me first warn you that I will be using this film as the basis for several upcoming posts because this was definitely my favorite movie this year. It was refreshingly simple, magically uplifting and delightfully sincere. The two main actors, Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, were charming! I think it is so courageous and daring that Michel Hazanavicius decided to make a silent movie in this day and age. While I was obsessed with the love story centered in the movie, this post is about an actor of a different kind- Uggie.
Actually, Uggie is the name of the real dog, in the movie his character doesn’t have a name they just refer to him as The Dog. Uggie was close to steal the movie and a couple times he definitely stole some scenes. Uggie was well trained, disciplined, smart and above all loyal. I think when applied correctly, a dog co-star can sometimes be the best element to a movie. Dogs can be that little extra something, like the whip cream on top of a pie, to make the movie just a bit sweeter. I am a dog-owner, and love pretty much all dogs so this is would explain my enthusiasm for dog sidekicks. Uggie is perfect in this movie because, like the actors, he cannot talk and Hazanavicius was smart to incorporate him. Oh yeah, and Uggie does save the day a couple times in the movie.
I started to think about other films I have seen that starred a doggie sidekick. Some of my favorites are: Petey from Little Rascals, Toto from The Wizard of Oz, Bruiser from Legally Blonde, Beethoven from Beethoven, Chance and Shadow from Homeward Bound and finally one of my utmost favorite- Asta from The Thin Man Series.
Additionally- here is a link to Top 10 Dog Film Stars of All Time- that includes some other films/dogs I have not seen but obviously have heard of and I do believe need to be mentioned.
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