Underdog
A humble beagle who accidentally gains super‑human powers teams up with a teenage boy to thwart an evil scientist’s diabolical plot and protect their city from chaos.
“NO NEED TO FEAR.. UNDERDOG IS HERE!”
Synopsis
After a laboratory accident endows a beagle called Shoeshine with significant superhuman abilities, the dog later reveals this secret to the young boy who becomes his owner and companion.
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A crew of 88+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Tom FinanShot by David EggbyScored by Randy EdelmanDesigned by Garreth Stover
Box Office
2007 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$65.3M
US & Canada: $43.8M — 67% of worldwide · International: $21.5M (33%)
Opening weekend: $11.6M — 26% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $18.3M — 42% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,013 theaters
Also known as
- Underdog – Unbesiegt weil er fliegtde
- Underdog- Unbesiegt weil er fliegtde
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Cast & Crew
88 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Peter Dinklage
as Dr. Simon Barsinister
Jason Lee
as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
Amy Adams
as Polly
Jim Belushi
as Dan Unger
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as Polly
Patrick Warburton
as Cad
Alex Neuberger
as Jack Unger
Taylor Momsen
as Molly
John Slattery
as Mayor
Brad Garrett
as Riff Raff
Samantha Bee
as Principal
Timothy Crowe
as Police Chief
Supporting cast
58Larry Vigus
as Security Guard
Mario Mariani
as Police Officer
Bates Wilder
as Cop
Alexander Alex Garde
as Small Boy
Christopher Francis Byrnes
as Mailman (as Christopher Byrnes)
Joe Siriani
as News Stand Guy (as Joseph Siriani)
Sujoy De
as Office Worker #1
Michele Proude
as Office Worker #2
Albert M Chan
as Geek Worker
Jon Pierce
as Hot Dog Vendor
Susie Castillo
as Diana Flores
Bob Jaffe
as Professor
Bruce Robert Serafin
as City Worker (as Bruce Serafin)
Lonnie Farmer
as Passerby
Anthony Estrella
as Male School Teacher (as Tony Estrella)
Malik Mcmullen
as Bomb Squad Officer
Aaron Dorsey
as Little Boy
Walter Covell
as Old Man
Kate Lohman
as Housewife
Lewis D Wheeler
as Geek with Glasses
Ellen Withrow
as Female Teacher
John M Deluca
as Newscaster
Frank Ridley
as Police Sergeant
Grady Justice
as College Guy
Courtney O Reagan
as College Girl
Rebekah Aramini
as Fox Collar Lady
Richney Fischer
as Baseball Dad
Joe Stapleton
as Cat Burglar Police #1
Armen Garo
as Cat Burglar Police #2
Daniel Kirby
as News Director
Stephen James Kidd
as Bomb Squad Member (as Steve Kidd)
Rena Maliszewski
as Mother
Diana Shneider
as Police Secretary
Barry Blair
as SWAT Captain
Bob Boehm
as Bomb Squad Officer #2 (as Robert Boehm)
Lincoln P Sisson
as Bomb Squad Officer #3
Gabriel Field
as Lyle
Harry L Thomas
as Police Artist
Amy Tanner
as Kissing Girl
Nicole Kopka
as Jogger in Park
Adam Mccarthy
as Capitol City Security
Roy Souza
as Capitol City Cop
Tom Paolino
as Capitol City Cop
Scott Dittman
as Hot Dog Contestant
Ezra Buzzington
as Referee
Chris Andrew Ciulla
as Fireman (as Chris Ciulla)
Jay Leno
as Jay Leno
Phil Morris
as Supershep 1 (voice)
Michael Massee
as Supershep 2 (voice)
Cam Clarke
as Little Brown Dog / Supershep 3 (voice)
John Dimaggio
as Bulldog / Supershep 4 (voice)
Danny Mastrogiorgio
as Crazy Dog (voice)
Jess Harnell
as Astronaut (voice)
Joe Bucaro Iii
as Goon #1
Stuart F Wilson
as Goon #2
John Franchi
as Observer (uncredited)
Susan Garfield
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Michael Tyler Henry
as Jack Unger (voice)
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