Talking to a family friend recently,I discovered that he had picked up a number of titles which he believed I would enjoy viewing.Taking a look at the titles,I felt that it was the perfect time to meet a darling companion.
The plot:
Driving back home with her daughter from the airport,Beth notices a dog by the freeway.Getting out of the car with her daughter Grace,Beth finds no sign of any owners for the dog.Contacting a vet and the police,Beth & Grace find out that due to the dogs age,it will have to be put down,unless they decide to adopt it. Adopting the dog (who they name Freeway) Grace finds herself agreeing to go on a date with the vet.
Years later:
Getting married to the vet,Grace waves goodbye to Beth and her husband Joseph,and sets off on her honeymoon,with the last thing that Grace does being to promise Freeway that she will be back soon.After seeing their daughter get married at the location,Beth and Joseph decide to spend some time round the Rockies before they head home.Taking Freeway for a walk,Joseph suddenly receives an important business call.After taking the call,Joseph is horrified to discover that Freeway has run off.Giving Beth the bad news,Joseph and Beth start to search for Freeway,in the hope of finding the dog before Grace returns from her honeymoon.
View on the film:
Whilst the film got battered at the box office, (where it made $700,000,on a budget of 12 million!) the screenplay (partly inspired by the writers losing their own dog) by co-writer/ (along with his wife Meg) director Lawrence Kasdan has a warm folk charm,with Beth and Joseph (played by a joyful Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline)search for Freeway having a really dry sense of humour. Emphasising the movies folk notes,Kasdan smartly keeps the title largely outdoors,which allows for the film to soak up the lush Rockies location,as Beth and Joseph search along the freeway.
The plot:
Driving back home with her daughter from the airport,Beth notices a dog by the freeway.Getting out of the car with her daughter Grace,Beth finds no sign of any owners for the dog.Contacting a vet and the police,Beth & Grace find out that due to the dogs age,it will have to be put down,unless they decide to adopt it. Adopting the dog (who they name Freeway) Grace finds herself agreeing to go on a date with the vet.
Years later:
Getting married to the vet,Grace waves goodbye to Beth and her husband Joseph,and sets off on her honeymoon,with the last thing that Grace does being to promise Freeway that she will be back soon.After seeing their daughter get married at the location,Beth and Joseph decide to spend some time round the Rockies before they head home.Taking Freeway for a walk,Joseph suddenly receives an important business call.After taking the call,Joseph is horrified to discover that Freeway has run off.Giving Beth the bad news,Joseph and Beth start to search for Freeway,in the hope of finding the dog before Grace returns from her honeymoon.
View on the film:
Whilst the film got battered at the box office, (where it made $700,000,on a budget of 12 million!) the screenplay (partly inspired by the writers losing their own dog) by co-writer/ (along with his wife Meg) director Lawrence Kasdan has a warm folk charm,with Beth and Joseph (played by a joyful Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline)search for Freeway having a really dry sense of humour. Emphasising the movies folk notes,Kasdan smartly keeps the title largely outdoors,which allows for the film to soak up the lush Rockies location,as Beth and Joseph search along the freeway.