A Dog Year
September 3, 2009
80 minutes
6.2
ComedyDrama

A Dog Year

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

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Cast
Jeff Bridges
(Jon Katz)
Lauren Ambrose
(Emma)
Lois Smith
(Lois Blair)
Domhnall Gleeson
(Anthony Armstrong)
Welker White
(Brenda King)
Elizabeth Marvel
(Margo)
Pamela Stewart
(Patti)
Deirdre O'Connell
(Donna Brady)
Karen Allen
(Paula (voice))
Leo Trombetta
(Richard (voice))
Patricia Lentz
(Holly (voice))
Jan Leslie Harding
(Nancy Longhetti)
Teresa Yenque
(Airport Bystander)
Glenn Kessler
(Airport Police)
Joe Wachowski
(Airport Police)
Manish Baliga
(Airport Manager)
Kevin Rogers
(Station Wagon Driver)
Michael Sackler-Berner
(Station Wagon Passenger)
Ptolemy Slocum
(Larry - Suburban Man #2)
Don Hewitt Sr.
(Bus Driver)
Amelia Campbell
(Sandra Zeller)
Malachy Cleary
(Leroy)
Michael Heintzman
(Jeff Clement)
William Hill
(Ernie)
Josh Liveright
(Billy)
Madison Keator
(Ida)
Stewart Skiff
(Man in Corner Store)
Lindsay Brice
(Nosy Neighbor (uncredited))
Loyd Catlett
(Gary (uncredited))
Mark Langston
(Passenger (uncredited))
Bernadette Quigley
(Busybody Woman (uncredited))
Myra Lucretia Taylor
(Baggage Claim Girl (uncredited))
Ben Van Bergen
(Police Officer 1 (uncredited))
Stephen N. Winter
(Police Officer 2 (uncredited))
John Farrer
(Airline passenger (uncredited))