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Anthony Fazio, Brendan Hines, Eric Zuckerman, Geoffrey Cantor, Juan Carlos Hernández ...( see more  see more... ) , Karen Shallo , Kevin Sussman , Krysten Ritter , Lauren Potter , Malin Akerman , Mason Pettit , Michael Ray Escamilla , Mike Doyle , Sam Coppola , Steven Rosen

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Directed by: Marcel Sarmiento, Obie Benz

Release Date: October 20, 2007

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DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008

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  • November 12, 2009
    A funny and charming movie that is strongly recommended. It's not a incredible movie, but nice for boring evenings at home.
  • April 13, 2009
    A much better than expected comedy romance, about a guy, a girl, and a dog, that doesn't stray into overly cute or cloying, and has interesting characters and good performances that make up for a slightly predictable storyline. Although, the "guy who hates dogs learns to love do...( read more)gs" plot does mix up the standard "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back again" arc in an interesting way. I should address a bias here too; Brendan Hines is one of my personal heroes, and in my eyes can do no wrong. As Charlie, he makes for an extremely likeable lead - he doesn't ever stray into creepy territory (a la Jude Law in pretty much anything romantic), nor does he become bland, slushy, or annoying. Malin Akerman, as Daphne, is less successful and doesn't seem to have much of a flair for comedy - though to be fair her character is a little underwritten. Kevin Sussman's "loveable loser shtick" is a joy, and his scenes are fun without ever stealing the show from the leads. Presumably, Heavy Petting was made on a small budget, but this doesn't show in the direction or editing and even the soundtrack has some recognizable choices (The Magic Numbers, The Boy Least Likely To, Nada Surf). Heavy Petting wont set the world on fine or redefine romantic comedy, but it's still pretty damn good. And Brendan Hines is smokin' hot.

    "That's not folk wisdom, that's communism!"

    P.S. Yes, the DVD cover art is AWFUL. But this is a case where that old adage "never judge a book by its cover" rings true.

  • March 27, 2009
    really cute movie(only thing on foxtel at 1 in the morning hehe)
  • December 15, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • November 29, 2008
    Ocekivala sam puno vise od filma kad sam se smjestila na kauc, na pola sam skoro odustala al sam ipak izdrzala i pogledala ga do kraja. Tesko da bi mene pas promijenio da budem u toj situaciji
  • October 1, 2008
    It was ok but I like the ending
  • September 4, 2008
    This was a funny movie, I laughed some..
  • August 9, 2008
    A drama/comedy about a girl, a guy and a dog. I thought it was pretty charming and if you own your own dog you can recognize your self in a lot of the "dog situations" which is in the movie. We do so we find it rather amusing. Kevin Sussman makes a great character (pretty similai...( read more)r with Spike in Notting Hill) a big plus for him.

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