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Dog City

Dog City

This Jim Henson Canine Caper Will Have You Howling with Laughter!

G 1989 · 40 min · ★ 8.1 · Family, Crime, Comedy, TV Movie

This parody of film noir and gangster flicks takes us through the dangerous town of Dog City, teeming with colorful Muppet Dog characters. Rowlf the dog is your guide through the underside of canine life during the 1930s in Dog City. Our hero, Ace, enters the world of bulldog gangsters and terrier molls when he inherits a saloon from his late Uncle Harry. Unwilling to pay protection money, Ace finds himself the target of Bugsy, a bulldog bully who owns most of Dog City. Life can be ruff!

Directed by Jim Henson · Written by Tim Burns

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