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The Dog Problem is a film of genre Comedy directed by Scott Caan released in USA on 11 september 2006 with Giovanni Ribisi
The Dog Problem (2006)
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Add to a movie listThe Dog Problem is a 2006 comedy film directed and written by Scott Caan and was produced by Thousand Words Films.
Along with Caan, the film stars Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins, Kevin Corrigan, Sarah Shahi, and Mena Suvari. The film also stars Don Cheadle and Steve Jones in uncredited roles, supermodels Joanna Krupa and Melissa Keller, and Ultimate Fighters Tito Ortiz and Kimo Leopoldo.
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In the film, Solo (Ribisi) is a down-on-his-luck writer who is encouraged by his psychiatrist (Cheadle) to get a dog. Solo meets his love interest (Collins), whom he assumes to be a dog owner when meeting her at a dog play park, but dog problems stand in their way.Actors
Giovanni Ribisi
(Solo)
Viola Lynn Collins
(Lola)
Scott Caan
(Casper)
Mena Suvari
(Jules)
Kevin Corrigan
(Benny)
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