Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog is a 2008 American family adventure live-action film directed by Matt Lopez, was produced by Regency Enterprises and was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was released on April 4, 2008.
Cast[]
- Frank Welker as Matthew, a german shepherd who wants to be a crime fighting dog owned by Liam, Mindy, Verne and Bonnie.
- Spencer Fox as Liam Anderson, a little boy who is Matthew's owner and Verne and Bonnie's son.
- Sarah Vowell as Mindy Anderson, a teenage girl who is Liam's big sister and Matthew's owner in the day he met her at Joseph Shaner Elementary School and she became a daughter of Verne and Bonnie.
- Craig T. Nelson as Verne, Liam Anderson's father.
- Holly Hunter as Bonnie, Liam Anderson's mother.
- Frank Welker also voices as Rebel, a holland lop-eared rabbit who becomes the second pet of Liam.
- Dee Bradley Baker as Phyllis, a black Thoroughbred horse who becomes the third pet of Liam.
- Frank Welker also voices as Golden Light, a yellow and white hamster who becomes the fourth pet of Liam.
- Jason Lee as Officer Eric, a police officer and the antagonist of the film.
- Frank Welker also voices as Ivlet and Dragon, the two vicious rottweilers owned by Officer Eric.
- Dee Bradley Baker also voices as Chihuahuas, the cute dogs owned by Mindy Anderson.
Soundtrack[]
- Come On Eileen – Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
- You're My Best Friend – Queen
- You Really Got Me – The Kinks
- The Power of Love – Huey Lewis
- Run To You – Bryan Adams
- Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen
- All Through the Night – Cyndi Lauper
- Take On Me – a-ha
- Material Girl – Madonna
- Open Arms – Journey
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Can't Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
- Breathe – Faith Hill
- You're The Inspiration – Chicago (Played in the ending credits of the movie.)
Trivia[]
- You're the Inspiration by Chicago is played in the trailer and in the ending credits of the movie.
- Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog first aired on Cartoon Network on October 22, 2010.
- Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog first aired on Nickelodeon on June 19, 2013.
- Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog first aired on Disney Channel on March 31, 2017 and on May 10, 2019.
- Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog first aired on Freeform on June 14, 2019.
- Matthew the Crime Fighting Dog first aired on NBC on November 15, 2019.