If you loved Where the Red Fern Grows, try The Ugly Dachshund

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Norman Tokar, and they sit in Drama / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Where the Red Fern Grows, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Ugly Dachshund is

Some dogs fight identity crises, others just fight gravity. When a well-meaning Great Dane gets adopted by a suburban family of dachshunds, domestic chaos follows in giant, drooling increments. The film did, however, accidentally invent the modern sitcom formula.

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