If a “wise” old Golden Retriever tells you to leave the ranch and venture into the wilderness, don’t listen to him. He’s stupid. “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey” is a Disney remake of the 1963 animal adventure, itself based on a book. But who cares about all that? This one has Marty McFly voicing a rambunctious dog who spouts pop culture references with reckless abandon.
Look, we love this movie, but the language logic here will hurt your brain. Our three heroes – Chance (Michael J. Fox), Sassy (Sally Field) and senile Shadow (Don Ameche) speak to each other in English and make countless references to distinctly human experiences. They know about Godzilla and McNuggets and all sorts of other things. BUT they also don’t understand what their human family members say to them, and they completely miss the reason why they’re temporarily left at the farm with Jean Smart. How does that happen?! Either they understand human English or they don’t! You can’t have it both ways, MOVIE!
End rant.
Old Millennials Remember Movies “Homeward Bound” podcast
“Homeward Bound” was a childhood favorite for many Old Millennials. Co-host Angela connects the movie to experiences with her own Golden Retriever. Even though her dog Penny ran INTO the side of a moving car one time, she was still smarter than Shadow.
Shadow spends the whole movie lecturing Chance about not knowing anything. Hey, Shadow! You’re a big dumb idiot for thinking you should traverse a mountain range with a domesticated cat and a pup who doesn’t like to be called chicken (that’s a joke for you “Back to the Future” fans). The cat goes over a waterfall, Shadow looks for her for five minutes then goes about his merry way. MONSTER.
That being said, aren’t we sad when Shadow falls in the hole? And the hill scene at the end. Tears! So many tears!
Tyler and Angela go on their own incredible journey as they discuss “Homeward Bound” – the latest installment in our animal series! By “incredible journey,” we mean “talk about the doggy and kitty movie.”
Also discussed on this episode:
- Rocketman (2019)
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
- Hair (1979)
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
- Property Brothers: Buying and Selling (a TV series that LIES!)
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