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Best in Show: 10 Canine Classics

Time names top dogs of genre

By Paul Stinson,  Newser User

Posted Dec 29, 2008 7:14 PM CST
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(Newser) – Marley & Me's victory at the box office last weekend shows that man's best friend still fetches gold in Tinseltown. Time picks their top canine classics:

  • Lassie Come Home (1943): In the film before the series, Lassie escapes to reunite with her original owner, braving bad weather, evil people, and British cuisine. 
  • Lady and the Tramp (1955): The story of working-class Tramp giving up his streetwise style for love set the table for modern rom-coms.

  • Old Yeller (1957): A boy is forced to put down his childhood pet after Old Yeller turns rabid. A classic tearjerker, i men helpless.
  • 101 Dalmatians (1961): Villainous Cruella De Vil’s scheme to turn dalmatian puppies into fur coats became the gold standard for evil.
  • Cujo (1983): Strung out on booze and cocaine, Stephen King wrote this rabid dog tale of a Saint Bernard tormenting a family trapped in a car
  • Turner & Hooch, (1989) A drooling pooch and a tidy cop, played by Tom Hanks, pair up to solve a murder and find love. They do both.
     


The poster for the film adaptation of Stephen King's Cujo.
The poster for the film adaptation of Stephen King's "Cujo."   (MovieWeb)
The VHS box cover for Lassie Come Home.
The VHS box cover for "Lassie Come Home."   (Wikipedia)
Crime-solving slobbering dog Hooch is shown here in an excerpt from 1989's Turner & Hooch.
Crime-solving slobbering dog Hooch is shown here in an excerpt from 1989's Turner & Hooch.   (YouTube)
Disney villain, Cruella De Ville is shown here in '101 Dalmatians'
Disney villain, Cruella De Ville is shown here in '101 Dalmatians'   (YouTube, Livie59869308)
A still from the Disney classic Old Yeller is shown here. The-boy-and-his-dog tale takes a tragic turn after Yeller (L) is bitten by a rabid wolf, forcing Travis (R) to become a man and pull the trigger.
A still from the Disney classic Old Yeller is shown here. The-boy-and-his-dog tale takes a tragic turn after Yeller (L) is bitten by a rabid wolf, forcing Travis (R) to become a man and pull the trigger....   (YouTube)
Director Charles Sturridge poses for photos during the premiere of the new movie 'Lassie' in New York. The iconic collie go its start in 1943 with 'Lassie Come Home.
Director Charles Sturridge poses for photos during the premiere of the new movie 'Lassie' in New York. The iconic collie go its start in 1943 with 'Lassie Come Home."   (Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
Glenn Close attends the film premiere of the 2000 remake of '101 Dalmatians' in London. Close played the evil puppy-coat designing Cruella de Vil
Glenn Close attends the film premiere of the 2000 remake of '101 Dalmatians' in London. Close played the evil puppy-coat designing Cruella de Vil   (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
An upper-class princess (Lady) and the street-tuff Tramp share a tender moment and plate of spaghetti in this iconic canine cinema moment
An upper-class princess (Lady) and the street-tuff Tramp share a tender moment and plate of spaghetti in this iconic canine cinema moment   (YouTube, AdamB7000)
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