"[wolf howls distant]" "George, you in position?" "Over." "Affirmative." "Over." "Jason, you in position?" "Over." "Jason, are you inposition?" "Over!" "Jason, don't tell me you're already eating those sandwiches!" "No, Max, I'm right where you told me to be." "Well, you forgot to say "Over." Over." "Over!" "Keep your voices down." "I'm serious." "If I get a picture of you guys with this thing, we'll be the talk of the entire school tomorrow." "If we survive." "Shut up!" "Over." "But shouldn't we stick together?" "Guys, listen up and listen good, ok?" "This thing is just as deadly as a panther." "But it can get up on its hind legs and run just as fast." "And it can smell our fear." "Over." "What if it wants to eat us?" "Jason, you're the one who begged to come along so stop acting like a little crybaby." "Over." "I'm not a crybaby!" "[soft growling, rustle of leaves]" "Something's in the bush." "Alright, guys, just chill out." "Ok?" "Just relax, over." "[growling and steps]" "What was that?" "Jason, it's coming your way!" "[loud growl] [shout]" "Jason!" "Jason!" "Do you read me?" "Jason?" "Jason!" "Jason?" "[whimsical country music]" "(Patrick) Anna, it looks the same as when I was just a little kid!" "Earth to Planet Moron." "You're still a little kid." "Shrimp." "Mom, Anna called me "shrimp."" "(Mom) Come on, guys, this is our vacation." "We're gonna have a fantastic time." "The best part of my childhood was spent in this town." "That's great, but this is my childhood." "Did anyone ask what I wanted?" "This is just wrong." "Hey, Patrick!" "Hurry it up!" "I'm hurrying." "What a dork." "Yay!" "(Patrick) Thanks, Anna." "[laughter]" "[gentle rustle of leaves and growl] [low growl]" "(Patrick) Run, run, run!" "[cheerful voices]" "(Mom) Come on, let's go unpack the car." "[cell phone rings]" "Hey, good timing." "We just got here." "(Dad) Guess what?" "I finished it!" "Ha!" "What?" "That's wonderful!" "Kids!" "Your dad finished his book!" "Yes!" "It feels so good, incredible!" "I just can't wait to get there." "How are you guys doing?" "Fine, fine." "It's great here." "They get to be real kids." "Anna, wait for me!" "I didn't know how it would be my first time here since Dad died." "The place feels so empty." "I know." "Are you gonna be okay till I get there?" "Yeah, yeah, I'm..." "I'm really good." "I'm good." "Well, honey," "I'm gonna be there tomorrow." "It's gonna be great." "Have a safe drive." "Ok." "Bye, honey." "[male voice over radio) And it's a beautiful day here on the island but, folks, just a warning:" "local animal control reports the creature is at it again." "We've had three sightings this week and it's only Tuesday." "Hello." "Well." "It's good to see you, come here." "Mmm." "[breathes in deeply] [coughs]" "[cell phone rings]" "Wait, hello?" "I certainly hope you're enjoying yourself, Colin." "Hello?" "Who's this?" "Your employer." "Remember me?" "Oh, hi Brad!" "How are you?" "Good, good." "I expected the doggie chow campaign to be finished before you left town." "Did I miss something?" "Hold on a second." "What are you talking about?" "Wait a minute!" "Hello?" "Is this some sort of joke, Colin?" "No, a joke?" "You expect me to present this drivel to our biggest client?" "What?" "You said it was my best work!" "I did?" "I must have been mad!" "This is strictly minor league." "It doesn't cut it." "Excuse me?" "What?" "Want someone else to fix it?" "No!" "I can do that." "No, I'd be glad to fix it." "Really." "I'd be happy to call Creative now and have somebody start work on it right away." "No, I was..." "I was hoping you'd call." "This is not going to interfere with your vacation?" "No, actually, I live for it." "Good." "Then get back to your drawing table and get to work!" "[gasps] [thud]" "Brad?" "Hello?" "[thud] Ow!" "(Colin, muffled) I gave him exactly what he wanted." "Now he says it's too modern." "Well, honey..." "hey, Anna!" "would you please clear up the table?" "Yeah, Ok." "Just..." "How am I supposed to come up with something homespun with heart in such a short time?" "Now he wants what he specifically said he didn't want in the first place." "Honey, once you sell this manuscript, you're not gonna have to worry about dog food anymore." "(Anna) Listen to this!" ""An unidentified creature described by local animal control" ""as huge and ferocious, has been wreaking havoc all over the island." ""Attempts to trap it have failed," ""leading parents to keep pets and children" ""on short leashes during the day and safely inside at night."" "You guys will spend the rest of the summer inside." "Oh, Jen." "No, no, no!" "No, no, no!" "No!" "please!" "[farts]" "Dad!" "Can you be any more gross!" "[loud farts]" "(Dad) Sorry!" "I'm sorry!" "Oh my God!" "[coughs]" "Please tell me I'm adopted." "[coughs] [laughter] [rustling of leaves]" "(Dad) Hold it!" "Who are you?" "(male voice) I'm the one to be asking you that." "This here is private property." "(Mom) Yes, and it belongs to me." "Jen!" "It's me!" "Billy Hamilton!" "Billy!" "Hi!" "Look at you!" "All grown up!" "French-tipped nails and everything." "Gee, I'm sorry your dad passing sudden like that." "Thank you." "Thanks a lot, Billy." "So, what are you doing here?" "You scared us!" "I'm just on my official duty." "I came to warn you." "Are you a soldier?" "No, little man." "My line of work is far more dangerous than that." "Officer Billy Hamilton." "Island Animal Control." "[sniffs] Mm." "Those s'mores smell pretty darn good." "Yeah, we got the best minds of animal husbandry on it." "That fellow's mighty sneaky." "And smart." "Bothered a lot of people down here." "Well, maybe it's a raccoon." "We used to get a lot of those around here." "No, this ain't nothing like that." "Not that I mean to alarm you folks." "But look at here." "A couple of months ago, we had a fundraising at the church, you know, cotton candy, corn dogs, Tilt-a-Whirl... the whole gamilla." "Trouble is they didn't tell us that wild animals was a part of the deal." "What kind of wild animals?" "Oh, a tiger." "And a cranky old one-eyed grizzly bear." "Female." "Anyway, it weren't long, after the carnies pulled out, when the attacks started up." "Trash cans all over town, ripped apart." "wracking people's nerves like you can't believe." "Something is feeding on island garbage and can't get its fill." "Now I want you to keep a close eye on those precious children till we catch it." "Whatever it is." "Mm." "Mmm." "[crash]" "Jeez." "I got something for you, a special treat." "I bet you're lonely out here all alone." "But you don't have to be." "[low growling]" "[growl] [gasps]" "Hey, Sean, will you take our picture?" "Please." "Ok." "Thanks." "[click]" "Ok, now just the two of you." "[whispers]" "Perfect." "Come on." "Patrick!" "Hi." "Can I help you?" "Oh, um..." "How's the strawberry?" "It's good." "Say thank you." "Thank you, "See-ann."" "It's "Sean."" "Sorry, he just learned how to read." "That's okay." "Can I try the purple one?" ""Huckleberry." And it's "May I?"" "I never noticed how many split ends you've got." "Let's get your hair cut while we're in town." "Mom!" "Sean?" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Nice to see you!" "Good to see you." "What can you recommend for the runs?" "Just something over the counter." "My dad needs something to plug himself up." "[gasps]" "How's the peppermint?" "(Dad) Two nights in a row?" "What kind of animal could be doing this?" "It's not a bear, is it, Dad?" "You know, bears eat little boys." "Anna!" "Come on!" "Stop teasing your brother." "Sweetheart, there are no bears around here." "Okay?" "But there... are..." "bear-hugs!" "[laughter]" "Oh, and you, young lady!" "No, Mom!" "Don't!" "Don't!" "[laughter]" "(Patrick) Dah!" "Dah!" "Dah!" "You lily-livered scum!" "Maybe with some extra attention from all of us, he'll be a little bit more..." "Able to live amongst humans?" "He's a very imaginative young man." "Nothing wrong with that." "Yeah, he imagines his friends." "Why am I the one who gets stuck with Jolly Roger?" "Because we're family." "And families help each other." "That's why." "Back and be gone!" "Walk the plank!" "Let's paint his room that color they use to calm mental patients." "Maybe that'll help." "[smash]" "[tinkle of cow bell]" "Jen!" "Jen!" "[growling] [snarling and cow bell]" "[birds chirping]" "[Billy chuckles]" "Yeah, you still think it's a raccoon?" "You're supposed to be the expert." "What do you think?" "[chuckles] Hey, from the mess it made, it's a big 'un." "Look at this, look at this." "I need reinforcement from the mainland." "Come tomorrow, this mother is gonna know who his daddy is." "Namely, me." "Hm?" "You got the..." "Ah!" "[laughs]" "Mm, mm." "I had a couple of footlongs on the way here." "Mm, it still tastes good." "Now look here." "I'm going over to the Bartlett's place, some suspicious droppings to investigate." "Nobody, absolutely nobody, messes with Newport Township garbage or Billy Hamilton." "And you can take that to the bank." "Check you out later." "Are they gonna kill him?" "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." "[wind whistling]" "[growling]" "Who's there?" "[cow bell tinkles] [deep growl] [gasp]" "[child shouts distant and rumble of thunder]" "[laughter]" "Oh!" "[more laughter]" "Stop." "No!" "Stop!" "[more laughter]" "(Anna) You are so busted." "What is that?" "What is this?" "See, Anna?" "It's not a bear." "Let's go show Mom and Dad!" "No!" "You are crazy, Patrick!" "You could've gotten hurt!" "See?" "He's nice." "Isn't he nice?" "Dad's never gonna let him stay." "But he's so alone and scared." "Yeah." "Oh no, he's hurt." "Alright, okay." "Let me think." "[tinkle of cow bell]" "Alright, um, [thunder] we'll just have to find a place to hide him." "Dang it." "Oh, great." "Hello?" "Anna?" "Patrick?" "(Anna) Dad!" "Jeez!" "Can I get some privacy?" "You could at least knock." "I'm sorry." "The door was ajar and I..." "I just... [cough] sorry." "Well, did you want something?" "Well, um, [creak]" "I guess, uh, did you notice anything strange?" "[chuckles]" "Hm?" "Well..." "Dad, could you shut the door?" "Okay." "(Mom) Hey." "What's up, guys?" "I made six sandwiches." "They were really good, Mom." "[burp]" "Ew!" "Say "excuse me!"" "Well, I'm glad you liked." "I guess your appetites are bigger out here." "[thud]" "What is that?" "Uh, my dollhouse." "Yeah." "Mm-hm." "Your dollhouse?" "It's been in the attic for years." "Oh, I..." "I brought it down." "Well, we gotta go." "Patrick, let's go play in my room." "Hold on a minute." "Oh." "(Mom) Thank you." "[giggles]" "Playing together?" "In her room?" "Do you understand what's happening here?" "Do you smell something funny?" "Finally, they're getting along!" "I told you, getting out of the city would make a difference!" "For the first time, I feel like we're home." "I'm so happy!" "Oh!" "I'm gonna sneeze!" "Oh!" "Oh." "Ew." "Yeah." "[sneeze]" "[Dad screams]" "Ah." "Ah." "[barks]" "No, it's not a bear." "No, he most definitely cannot spend the night here." "He can stay in my room." "You had him last night." "How long has he been in the house?" "He's a good dog, Mom." "Yeah." "Yeah, you are." "And we named him." "Uh..." "Frank." "We did?" "You named him after Grandpa?" "[chuckles]" "Hey, Frankie!" "Nine is the earliest you can be here?" "Good night!" "[happy chuckling]" "Hey." "(Billy Well, good news is he's a dog alright." "No." "Yeah, a mutt of some sort." "Probably abandoned." "Uh, no bubonic plague or other major diseases." "But he will need a flea dip and a mouthwash." "Oh good." "Well, I'm glad we got to the bottom of it." "Good luck." "Wait a second!" "You mean you don't want it?" "I beg your pardon?" "You folks ain't gonna adopt him?" "Ha!" "Yeah!" "No!" "[whimper]" "Okey-dokey then." "Ahh, guess I'll just have to go through the motions." "Retain him for 10 days and then stick him in rotation." "Rotation?" "Yeah." "[dog whimpers]" "You gotta do what you gotta do, right?" "Before you go... [sighs]" "How did this happen?" "Um, that was from the trap." "Trap?" "!" "Purposeful causation of injury to a domesticated animal is cruel and illegal." "But you're the one who said..." "Afraid I'm gonna have to cite you, sir." "It comes with a $1,000 fine." "What?" "!" "Plus a fee for the crematorium." "Crema... what?" "!" "Let's not mince words!" "Nobody's gonna adopt a dog who looks like this!" "Not when you left him with this sad ugly face all bruised up!" "What did you say you named him anyway?" "The kids call him Frank." "Ah, Frank's a pretty good name." "[sigh]" "Dig this: you give him some LTC you fatten him up a tad, you and your family, that'd give him half a chance at least and then maybe I might forget that I'm supposed to write you up, sir." "This is blackmail." "Yes, it is." "[clears throat]" "Number one, he's absolutely, positively, not coming home with us." "Dogs are dirty." "They shed, they drool, they smell, they poop!" "But, honey, they pay the bills." "Remember, good ol' Doggie Ciao?" "[chuckles]" "The point is, he can't come home with us." "It's against the rules of the apartment building." "(Patrick) We could live here instead." "No, we have to go home in four weeks." "So you've got four weeks to help this animal out." "His name is Frank, Dad." "Number two, Anna, Patrick:" "Frank is your responsibility." "You have to pay for everything." "Food, grooming, the whole shebang." "I have an idea." "We'll set up a lemonade stand." "People buy more from cute little kids." "Where are we supposed to find a cute little kid?" "Anna!" "Number three," "I really would appreciate it if Frank stay off the furniture!" "[cough] So, are we all agreed?" "We take Frank to Animal Control before we go home, huh?" "Okay?" "[sighs] This is so lame." "You know what?" "You need to relax, just like Mom said." "It's 90 degrees out, who can relax?" "Fine, Miss Smartypants, you figure out how we're gonna make money." "Hey." "Can I help you?" "Uh, um, yeah, yeah." "I was just wondering, did you hire someone already or did you still need someone?" "You really want to work here?" "I thought I'd check it out." "You only need somebody for a few weeks, right?" "Yeah, we're actually busy with vacationers." "It's perfect." "I can think of better places to be." "At least I wouldn't have to hang out with my family all the time." "Yeah!" "Hey, I'm Sean." "I know." "Hi." "And, what's your name?" "Oh!" "Um, Anna." "I'm Anna." "Hi." "Hi." "Uh, so let's get you an application." "(Dad) "Total absorption into one task can halt the flow of creativity."" "How's it going?" "You know," "I've decided maybe I'm gonna fix the sink and the toilet up in the kids' bathroom." "Just mix it up a bit." "You?" "Come on, honey, let's just hire a plumber!" "A plumber?" "Why?" "No." "He's gonna charge us $80 an hour for what?" "In the long run, he's just gonna screw it up." "Which reminds me, that guy Trevor from the local paper called, he wants me to write a human interest story, something to rope in the young readers, I don't know." "Why do people always want me to write things?" "'Cause you're a writer." "Oh, yeah!" "That's right!" "And I used to get paid to do it too." "It might be a nice diversion for you, at least compared to fixing a toilet." "Oh well, uh, you know," "I mean, I can do both." "Dammit, honey, can you bring me the wrench?" "Oh, thank you." "Hey!" "What are you doing in here?" "Ow!" "Get out of here!" "[coughs and sneezes]" "Jeez!" "Frank!" "Chomping up my dad's shoes isn't helping, you know." "Haven't you noticed he likes everything just so all neat and tidy?" "(female voice) You know, Mr. Redhorse," "I've grown up in town, I know everyone here." "I could really build up sales, all my friends would come in." "Is that right?" "How about you?" "Oh, um, I don't really know too many people." "Excuse me." "What she means is she doesn't know anybody here." "I... uh," "She's from the city, going home in a few weeks, that's what she told me, right?" "Fanny?" "Annie?" "Sorry, what was your name again?" "(Sean) Look, we only need somebody two days a week for a few weeks, it's not the start of a high-powered career path." "And her name is Anna." "(Redhorse) Uh, listen," "I appreciate you girls coming in, we'll make a decision and we'll call you." "Wow, thanks a lot Mr. Redhorse, you won't be sorry." "(Dad) Your pup will say" "Wow!" "with Doggie Ciao." "Take a bow with doggie ciao." "Take a bow, bowwow." "Take a bowwow wow." "Bowwow wow!" "Take a bowwow wow!" "Take a bowwow wow!" "Take a bowwow..." "Take a bowwow...!" "[sigh]" "Bowwow, bow." "(Patrick) Land ho, mateys!" "(Mom) I think you should go back to that store and follow things up." "Follow up?" "I'll never even be able to go into town again!" "If Sean's as nice as his parents, he'd have seen right through that girl." "You, sir, are no match for me!" "You, sir, will be forced to walk the plank." "(Anna) At least Patrick found a friend." "Mom, you're really good." "Thanks." "I'm just inspired out here." "I haven't felt this way in a very long time." "[grunts] [bones cracking]" "Oh!" "Wow, honey, that's really good." "Thanks." "Well, I think I'm gonna go into town." "Does anybody need anything?" "Oh, um, dog treats." "I said need." "No, I think we're good." "But you might want to get yourself a new pair of shoes." "I need to stop by the market." "Okay." "(Patrick) X marks the spot." "How'd it go?" "Fine." "Okay." "Ugh." "Hey!" "Stop!" "Put that down!" "Put that...!" "Put that down!" "That dog is...!" "Is at it again!" "Put that down!" "Don't chew that." "[burp]" "That's dirty!" "Ugh!" "Ugh!" "[flushing]" "You want something done right, you gotta do it yourself." "You know you're the best friend I've ever had, right?" "But Anna says we have to be stressed just in case." "But don't worry, everything's gonna work out." "We're never gonna find him a home." "We've got to." "[toilet flushing]" "[Dad screams]" "Jen." "Jen... honey." "Jen?" "What?" "Hey, you want some help?" "Huh?" "Sure, if you want." "(Anna) You're not even getting the car." "I'll do the top." "[shout]" "You hose it off because you're taller." "Then I'll just, like, wipe it." "(Anna) Whoa, watch it, bud." "Hey!" "Oh my God!" "Sorry, I got out of hand." "Yeah!" "Don't do that." "Stop!" "I'm working here!" "I'm working!" "No, you're not." "Stop!" "[screeches and laughter]" "Patrick!" "Help!" "Hey, quit fooling around!" "No, no!" "We are done!" "We're done!" "We're done." "We are done." "Okay!" "(Anna) Okay, okay." "Well, you started it." "(Sean) Oh, don't give me that!" "Okay!" "Give me the hose." "I said give me the hose." "No!" "[laughter]" "Good morning, everyone." "You deserve to die!" "(Mom) Hey, that's no way to start your day." "Don't speak to your sister like that." "Pass the syrup." "Too much sugar isn't good for you." "You're already borderline ADD." "For your information, it's not sugar, it's syrup." "Uh, can we just sit and have a nice friendly breakfast?" "So, isn't this a special day for you?" "I guess." "Frank doesn't really like carwashing." "He's just trying to help so we don't have to do all the work." "How do you know?" "He hates the taste of soap, he told me." "(Dad) Mm-hm." "Knucklehead." "Dogs don't speak, that's ridiculous." "Yes they do." "Come here, Frankie, we need to have a little chat." "[dog grunts]" "See, Dad?" "Mm-hm." "He's a lot smarter than Anna." "Works harder too." "(Sean) Chocolate Jimmies, chopped nuts, maraschino cherries, we run a first-class operation here." "Yeah." "You are gonna build up your biceps, it's one of the little employee benefits we got going on here." "In fact, that's the only employee benefit we got going on here." "[giggles]" "Seriously, that stuff is hard as granite." "Try it." "Okay. [clears throat] [grunts]" "Yeah but scoop, don't stab." "What?" "Turn it over." "Like that?" "Okay." "That's how I scoop." "Like that, good, right?" "I'm gonna go home." "What?" "You're good to go." "I'm going home." "It's like a perfect little circle." "(Sean) How do you like it here?" "(Anna) Pretty well, I guess." "I miss my friends though." "You probably have a boyfriend back home." "Well, um, no actually, not right now." "So do you have a girlfriend?" "Nope." "Not right now." "I'm really glad you came here." "Yeah." "Me too." "You want to go on an adventure?" "[laughs]" "Come on, an adventure." "Something you can't do in the city." "Uh, okay." "I've done this a thousand times." "It's really easy." "Uhh, no." "Come on!" "No!" "It looks huge!" "Alright, let's go at the count of three." "One, you know what this means." "Yeah, that you're crazy." "Two, we're friends for life." "Three!" "Woo!" "[laughter]" "That was incredible!" "(Anna) He knows all these cool places." "Oh, uh, Sunday we're going to a little cove on the other side of the island." "Craggy Rock?" "Yeah, how do you know?" "I was once a kid, remember?" "I'm glad you and Sean are friends." "Hey, wanna go shopping tomorrow?" "Maybe get a new bathing suit?" "Why?" "What's wrong with the one I have?" "Nothing." "I just meant we could..." "Mom, this isn't a big deal." "We're just going swimming." "Okay?" "[steady panting]" "Jennifer." "I can't concentrate with that dog in here." "Please." "[panting]" "[claps] Come on, Frank." "Good boy." "Hey, Frank, this is a lot harder than I though it was gonna be." "Kinda comes in waves." "I could talk to my dad about anything." "Or we'd just sit in a room keeping each other company and not saying a word." "And this was supposed to be a time for family to come together." "I'm just hitting a wall here." "I bet you think I'm feeling sorry for myself." "Doesn't do you a bit of good, that's what my dad used to say." "You know the worst part?" "I didn't get to say goodbye." "Hey, Frank, thanks for listening." "Oh!" "Was it okay I did that?" "So, this is now ingrained in my memory." "Why?" "Because I heard you never forget your first kiss." "That's your first kiss?" "Yeah." "Well, hey, I got an idea." "Let's see if you remember a second kiss." "[shout]" "Woo!" "(Heather) Hey, Sean." "Hi, Heather." "What are you two doing here?" "Don't you have ice cream to scoop?" "Closed on Sundays." "Yeah, right." "Hey, Sean, could I ask a big favor?" "We bought an umbrella, but it's way too heavy to carry unless you have really big muscles like yours." "It's in my trunk." "I'll be right back." "Thanks, you're so awesome." "Uh-huh." "You don't mind if we sit here?" "It's the best place on the beach." "Sure, there's plenty of room." "Cool." "As long as we're not interrupting anything." "Hi, I'm Anna." "Sean's so great." "Don't you think?" "Yeah, he really is." "Hot, too." "You'd love Daniela, she's my best friend." "She's in Florida visiting her aunt." "I just talked to her last night." "She said, "Give my Seanny a big kiss for me."" "Yeah, right, if I actually did, she'd be, like, so mad at me." "Hey, you sure it's ok if we sit here?" "I mean you were here first." "Uh, yeah, it's fine." "Stay as long as you want." "I gotta go home anyway." "Oh so soon?" "We were hoping that we could hang out." "[Anna, weeping]" "(Anna) You have to stay here, guys." "Come on!" "Good job." "Hey, Patrick, making more lemonade?" "Nah, too much work." "We're walking dogs now." "They're waiting outside with Anna." "Oops." "Anna!" "Hey!" "I've called you like three times." "What happened the other day?" "Uh, I'm kinda busy right now." "But, um, I'll be at work on Wednesday, ok?" "Well, I... guess I'll see you then." "Yeah." "He yours?" "Yes, sir." "Well, son, I'm gonna have to give you a bill." "And it's gonna be big." "(Dad) Frank pilfered 18 loaves of French bread?" "Well, why can't you two control him?" "What does he want with all this bread anyway?" "Maybe he wants to feed it to the birds." "No, he doesn't." "He likes to dig, Dad." "I think he buries it." "The way he spends money, and the way he chews up all my stuff, he's digging a hole you two are never gonna get out of." "The last pair of shoes cost $ 160." "They get one chance at being kids." "What is the point of having them work every single day of their vacation?" "I'm not the one who wanted a dog." "They have to learn responsibility, honey." "Responsibility for what?" "For saving a starving dog from being put to sleep?" "One they can't even take home?" "We make them pay for his bread." "Hey, why don't we just make them pay for his water too?" "What are you looking at?" "Get out of here!" "Hmm." "What should I play?" "Got any threes?" "Okay, you say, "Go fish."" "Listen, my dad's a little mad right now." "But don't worry, I have an idea." "He's going to the city tomorrow." "Hide in the car, get a little one on one time with him, you know what I mean?" "Frank!" "You're not supposed to eat the cards!" "[crickets]" "I have my big meeting tomorrow." "Yeah, I know." "You ready for it?" "I think so." "Yeah..." "I..." "I hope so." "All I have to do is hand in this story to the Gazette, and I'm home free." "Hey!" "(Dad) No, really..." "you should've seen him, honey, it was incredible." "I don't know how he got in here." "I think he's gotta stay." "No, of course I'm not gonna let Monica see him." "Oh!" "Oh, surprise." "You weren't supposed to grace us with your presence until next week." "Hi, Monica." "Well, I had to come to town for a, uh, couple of days, big meeting downtown, a big business meeting, big clients." "Really, big clients." "Mm." "Really." "Not with Nike, I hope." "[fake laughter]" "That was very funny." "Alright, come on." "Frank, I'd have fixed you something, but we cleaned out the fridge before we left." "Anyway, I'll bring you a doggy bag or something." "Okay." "Alright." "I'm trusting you, Frank." "In the meantime, here," "have a party." "How do I look?" "I'm ready, aren't I?" "[woof]" "I'm ready." "Batter up." "[clears throat] Good morning, Brad, everyone." "Well, let's get to it." "You know, uh, I was thinking, what I want to do [clears throat] is... what..." "let's sit and talk... chat, discuss the campaign." "'Cause we've all seen the charts, we... we... we... we... we... know the graphs, we have been down that road, haven't we?" "Um, [throat sticks] [hoarse] can I get a glass of water, please?" "Make it a double." "[sighs] [clears throat] Thank you." "Okay, Colin, conference on the mound." "You people get some rest, big game tomorrow." "Thanks, guys." "Have you completely lost it?" "What've you been doing for five weeks?" "I... working." "You call this working?" "You come in with this for the world series?" "You said you'd be pitching strikes but you come here with sinkers and stinkers." "Now, listen up, hotshot." "It's the bottom of the ninth, no more wild pitches, no more curve balls, you have got to deliver some heat right down the pipe!" "Let me put it this way, Colin." "If we lose this account, you can consider yourself a free agent." "Now get to work!" "[slap]" "And put some heart into it." "[soft growling]" "[creaking]" "[creaking]" "Hi." "Special delivery." "Oh, thanks." "Ever notice how some people have no manners?" "Yes, actually, I have, yeah." "Oh my goodness me!" "You've got enough food there for what, uh, two people?" "Expecting anyone for dinner tonight?" "Or did you work up a bigger than usual appetite?" "No, I had a meeting that went kind of late." "Oh, these meetings, boy, you can really work up an appetite with those meetings, huh?" "Oh!" "How is your family?" "Oh, that lovely wife of yours, what's her name?" "Jen." "Those adorable kids, what are their names again?" "Patrick and Anna." "Whatever." "Do they know the kind of pressure that you are under?" "Yeah, of course, yeah, they do, thanks, Monica." "Yeah." "Well, it's good to know that they know." "(Dad) Frank, listen to me, you gotta make a doo-doo right now." "We don't have all day." "All night." "Oh, what does it matter?" "I'm never gonna get through this anyway." "Yeah." "Here." "Frank." "Come here, hit the tree, right here." "Tree." "Doo-doo." "Wow!" "What kind of a dog is that?" "Uh, he's a, you know, a mastiff of some kind." "Well, he is so beautiful!" "Yes, you are." "What are you feeding him?" "You know, just... plain old, you know, dog food." "Ciao." "Well, ciao to you too, mister." "Ciao." "Ciao." "Frank." "Right there!" "Oh, baby!" "Oh, yeah!" "Look at me." "(Colin) Oh, oh!" "Right there!" "Wee!" "Wee!" "Aha!" "Perfect!" "Oh, stay right there." "That's good." "Just like that." "[male voice] # Working for Atlanta ## [growl]" "Oh, beautiful!" "Oh, man!" "Hey!" "Right here!" "[la la la]" "Good!" "Good!" "Good!" "Oh!" "God!" "(Colin) In a month, give your best friend a new leash on life with improved Doggie Ciao dog chow." "Oh my God." "Doggie..." "Ciao." "Doggie..." "Ciao." "[foreign accent] This is, uh, world series campaign?" "I know what you're thinking, Mr. Antonino." "I told Colin the homespun approach..." "Are you telling to me that this dog went from terrible "monstruo" to this magnificent creature in only one month's time?" "Absolutely, sir." "And is eating only my dog food?" "Yes." "But just a little bit of French bread." "What Colin is trying to say is that..." "Colin has had focus issues lately and..." "One moment... this is something wonderful I am seeing." "In my country, they will love it!" "We give the dogs, how you say, a brand new life!" "This... is a brilliant job." "Brilliant." "Did I say I like it?" "I love it!" "[Frank barks]" "Frank!" "Frank, Frank!" "Ho, ho, ho!" "Que canine." "B-b-b." "Mm." "This guy here," "I have only one problem with you my big doggie friend." "He must stop with the French bread and eat ciabatta." "[happy laughter]" "È bellisima." "Ciabatta è bellisima." "Ciabatta." "Ciabatta." "Mmm, good boy, Frank." "(Monica) I knew it!" "Put it on my tab." "That one's on the house." "He's a regular celebrity." "He's really good for business." "You know, that'd make a great book." "Huh." "(Colin) Hi, honey." "[thud]" "Ohhh." "Boy, I really missed you." "Yeah." "The kids must have read your story about two dozen times." "It's wonderful!" "I can't believe they printed it so fast!" "Where'd they get my drawing anyway?" "Well, I hope you don't mind, but..." "I really... thought it was the heart of the story." "Woof!" "Woof." "(Mom) Monica, the kids have adopted a dog." "Well, he's adopted them..." "No, I..." "I know that," "I know that dogs are not allowed," "I..." "I was just checking to see..." "No!" "No, I'm not asking to vacate the unit." "I..." "I'm just asking..." "Fine, fine, Monica, Monica..." "Yes, yes!" "[dial tone] Hello?" "Monica?" "What is it gonna take for you to understand we can't have a dog there?" "Then let's move." "Move?" "!" "Have you lost your mind?" "We can't move!" "My entire life is in the city." "Well, my entire life is this family." "And our children love Frank." "We could live here on a fraction of what we're spending now." "What am I supposed to do for work?" "I'm supposed to apply for a job as Billy's junior possum wrangler?" "Or maybe the local paper needs a copy boy!" "Don't you notice how happy everyone is?" "This is a perfect place for us!" "And we could live a year on our savings!" "Just until your book sells." "Do you have any idea how many books don't sell?" "Well, then I can get a job." "Oh, right." "That'll keep us in tofu burgers and bean sprouts." "Jennifer, I'm sorry, I..." "God!" "Frank understands me better than you do." "(Colin) Oh, please." "Come on, honey." "Hey." "You ready for the long drive home, buddy?" "[sighs]" "Let's just make this as easy as possible." "I know it's tough." "You did a good job with him." "I'm proud of you." "Both of you." "(Billy) [sighs] I don't mind saying, you folks heading' home kinda takes the steam out of my locomotor." "'Cause I thought you all were fitting' in pretty good." "And you can't say that about most of the summer types." "[clears throat] Yep." "Was even thinking about inviting you to the annual locals-only fall fest picnic." "Thanks a lot, Billy." "It's time for us to go home." "We'll be back next year." "Sign right there, Mr. York." "And if it means anything," "I've got a very good family that will take him." "We appreciate it." "He's very special." "Alright, I'll take the animal now." "Animal?" "What is that?" "Regulations, Mr. York." "Regulations." "[bark]" "Here, let me do it." "Frank," "I hope you understand." "If things were different, we'd keep you." "You know that, right?" "But... this is your home." "You belong here." "It just wouldn't be fair to take you back to the city." "[weeping]" "You don't want to be smuggled in and out of some stupid apartment all the time, do you?" "[weeping]" "No." "(Patrick) No!" "Don't let them take Frank!" "(Mom) Hey." "Hey." "Frank!" "Come here." "It's okay." "What is that?" "(Dad) Well, you know, I was thinking." "Maybe we could get a cat." "I can't do this." "I can't do it." "I can't do it." "That dog is part of this family." "Yeah!" "(male voice) Look out!" "[thud]" "(boy one) What was that?" "I don't know." "Whatever it was, it was going way too fast." "This isn't my fault." "We should look." "I think it ran away." "You think it ran away, man?" "Come on!" "We have to report this." "What?" "Then my dad knows I took the car!" "Besides, did you even see anything?" "Maybe we just thought we hit something!" "Come on!" "(Dad) Just stay right here." "I got it." "I'll be right back!" "Adopted?" "Wh... what do you..." "No, he can't be adopted!" "Well, it's not only that." "Oh, no." "Absolutely not!" "I want you to stay here with me." "But I wanna go too!" "Patrick!" "You stay right here." "Okay?" "Okay." "Look." "You have to stay here." "Okay?" "In case Frank comes home." "Give this to Frank." "Right." "Alright." "[sigh] Don't worry." "We'll find him." "Frank!" "Frank!" "Frank!" "(Mom) Frank!" "(Patrick) Frank!" "When are you coming home?" "[whistles to Frank]" "He must be so scared." "Well, he's tough, honey, remember, he spent a lot of time outside." "Frank!" "Frank!" "Why doesn't he come when we call?" "[whistling for dog]" "(boy two) We're never gonna find him." "(boy one) You can go if you want." "I'm not giving up this time, alright?" "[whistles]" "Dude." "(Sean) Hey, Mr. York." "(Dad) Hi, Sean." "Is Anna around?" "Yeah, she's uh, she's right there." "Thanks." "Anna, I'm really sorry about Frank." "I hope he's okay." "Look, I know you don't care but..." "I want to tell you anyway." "What Heather told you:" "that wasn't true." "It doesn't matter, Sean." "It's okay..." "Yeah, it does." "It matters a lot." "So you don't forget me." "Hey!" "Hi!" "How you doing?" "This is all my fault." "Hi." "Hey, sweetie." "Frank... he's gonna make it, right?" "[mouths silently] I don't know." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Come on, Patrick." "We'll be late." "Frank!" "(male voice over radio) Hey, what a glorious day for the fall fest picnic!" "Bring your copy of Colin York's new book, Frank." "He'll be happy to sign it." "Now back to the Luce band and their hit single, Buy a Dog." "(Dad) "And as they all sat quietly" ""by the warm glow of the firelight," ""collecting their thoughts, the whole family had learned a very valuable lesson."" "One more time, Dad?" "Nope." "Nope." "You got school tomorrow." "Gotta get you up nice and early." "Subtitles by LeapinLar"