Buena Vista Distribution
Directed by Robert Stevenson
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Disney)
St. Bernard escapes from the pound and steals a lunchbox containing a stolen necklace. The real thieves chase him into a nearby field, where the dog stashes the lunchbox then stows away on a helicopter belonging to a traffic reporter for a radio station. The dog causes chaos in the cockpit, which gets listeners attention, increases rating and the pilot a promotion. He also has to adopt the dog, who causes more chaos in his pet-free building and with pretty next door neighbor Mary Ann Mobley. The thieves continue to pursue them, eventually kidnapping them and forcing them to take the helicopter back to the field. The St. Bernard, of course, saves the day. Innocuous, if somewhat irritating, made-for-TV Disney fare, with Dwayne Hickman giving a one-note performance. Familiar character actors like Joe Flynn, Elsa Lanchester and Charles Lane can't save it.
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