Chips, the War Dog

TV Movie
1989
TV-PG
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

278

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Adventure Drama Family War

Misfits Danny Stauffer and Chips (a chicken-chasing German shepherd) are teamed up in the Army's "Dogs for Defense" program during WWII.Misfits Danny Stauffer and Chips (a chicken-chasing German shepherd) are teamed up in the Army's "Dogs for Defense" program during WWII.Misfits Danny Stauffer and Chips (a chicken-chasing German shepherd) are teamed up in the Army's "Dogs for Defense" program during WWII.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

278

YOUR RATING

5User reviews

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Trivia
Features the concluding scene from Donald Gets Drafted (1942) (Donald cutting potatoes).

Goofs
In the first dog-feeding scene, a soldier gives a dog named Hercules a bowl of food. Hercules' dog house has a sign that says "Hercules" on it. In a following scene, Smythe gives Hercules a dog treat, and he's in a different dog house, without the name sign. In the rest of the shots, he's in the original dog house with the name sign.

Quotes
Danny Stauffer: Private Stauffer, reporting for doggy duty, sir.
Kathy Lloyd: Doggy duty?
[stunned voice and look, over her face, after hearing his remark]
Kathy Lloyd: Is that how you see this program?

Connections
Edited from Donald Gets Drafted (1942)

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Featured review

6/10

An enjoyable story

War and dogs. This suggests that it is a film for boys who have a pet dog or who long to have a pet dog. But, girls can enjoy it too. I saw this film on television when I was younger, and it was a film that I watched several times from a VHS. The story is about a family dog who is not disciplined and who is forced to leave his family and join the army where he has a difficult-at-first new owner. In the end, it all works out between the undisciplined dog and his new master, the soldier. It's a very realistic film with enough action to keep the heart-warming story of friendship interesting. I would recommend this film to children from about 8-years-old. Good!