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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2013)

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2013), directed by Michael Feifer, starring Mario López and Dean Cain.

10/11/2013 BR Comedy and Family 1h 29m

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The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van Dien of 'Watch Over Me' and 'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb') and his foxy poodle Bella (voiced by Paris Hilton) and a familiar pair of bumbling jewel thieves (led by Dean Cain of 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventure of Superman' and 'The Dog Who Saved Christmas') and this holiday may be headed downhill fast! Can Zeus solve the crime, save Bella and hit the slopes, all in time for Christmas Day? Gary Valentine ('King of Queens') and Elisa Donovan ('Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and 'Clueless') co-star in the all-new four-legged family adventure!

  • Jeffrey D. SmithCinematography
  • Michael FeiferDirector, Producer
  • Sean OlsonEditing
  • Andres BoultonOriginal music

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 American made-for-television Christmas comedy film and a sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas. The movie stars Paris Hilton in her first voice role, as the poodle Bella, and Mario Lopez again voices Zeus. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 American made-for-television Christmas comedy film and a sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas. The movie stars Paris Hilton in her first voice role, as the poodle Bella, and Mario Lopez again voices Zeus. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo.

Plot

The Bannister family and their dog Zeus go to a ski lodge in Colorado for their Christmas vacation. When they get to their condo, they find Belinda Bannister's brother and his son staying in the same condo. Along with the boys is a poodle named Bella, and Zeus immediately has a crush on her. Despite the surprised guests there, George tries to have the best Christmas ever.

Meanwhile, Ted and Stewey are after London James's necklace. They steal it, but they accidentally leave it at the gift shop, where George (thinking it's a $5 dog collar) lets Zeus buy it for Bella. Ted and Stewey kidnap Bella, so Zeus goes after her, following the two crooks to their hotel room. Ted and Stewey go to get Chinese food as Zeus enters to save Bella. Zeus starts to set up booby traps. Stewey and Ted come back and end up chasing Zeus through the house and through booby traps. Zeus frees Bella and the two try to escape but get caught by the two robbers. Zeus and Bella finally escape with the help of Trooper, a service dog who had a crush on Bella, and used to bully Zeus. Zeus and Bella end up getting chased back to the village by Ted and Stewey. Zeus then finishes the thieves off by knocking down a tower of Christmas presents. The family finds the dogs at the village. London James gets her necklace back, Ted and Stewey are arrested, and Zeus and Bella become a couple.

Cast

Mario Lopez as Zeus

Paris Hilton as Bella

Elisa Donovan as Belinda Bannister

Dean Cain as Ted Stein

Joey Diaz as Stewey McMann

Brennan Bailey as Ben Bannister

Kayley Stallings as Kara Bannister

Carlson Young as London James

Michael Healey as Trooper/rescue dog

See also

List of Christmas films

References

"ABC Family and Starz Media Join Holiday Forces Again with "The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation" - to Premiere During the Network's "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" Programming Event". Burbank, CA. October 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation at IMDb

Text from The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dog_Who_Saved_Christmas_Vacation

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  • The Dog Who Saved Christmas

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What is The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation about?

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation: The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van Dien of 'Watch Over Me' and 'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb') and his foxy poo…

Who directed The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation?

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation was directed by Michael Feifer in 2013.

Who stars in The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation?

The cast of The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation includes Mario López, Dean Cain, Paris Hilton, Gary Valentine and Elisa Donovan.

How long is The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation?

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation runs for 89 minutes, or 1h29.

What is the correct order of the O Cachorro Que Salvou... Coleção films?

The O Cachorro Que Salvou... Coleção franchise has 6 films in the catalogue. In release order: The Dog Who Saved Christmas; O Cachorro Que Salvou Halloween; O Cachorro Que Salvou as Festas; O Cão Que Salvou as Férias de Natal; O Cachorro que Salvou a Páscoa; O Cachorro que Salvou o Verão.

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