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MPAA Rating: PG Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 09/04/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Children's/Family, Slapstick, Animal Picture

A little dog faces down some big trouble in this comedy-adventure for the family. Ping is a homeless Chihuahua, who, after being taken to the pound by a dog catcher (Lou Ferrigno), is adopted by Ethel (Shirley Jones), the owner of a chain of bakeries whose granddaughter Haley (Brooke Winn) lost her parents in an accident several months ago. Both Ethel and Haley take a shine to the little dog, and when a pair of inept crooks, Louie (Judge Reinhold) and Stu (Clint Howard), break into Ethel's home hoping to steal her fortune, they discover Ping is a guard dog whose brains and bravery make up for his small size. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Judge Reinhold
Clint Howard
Shirley Jones

A family film with one of the most eclectic casts ever assembled (Clint Howard, Shirley Jones, Judge Reinhold, and a talking Chihuahua), Ping! is in the doghouse when it comes to being on DVD. =Ping! features a 1.33:1 full-frame version of the film. As is often the case with a full-frame transfer, the picture quality suffers from lack of detail or depth (though it is not clear if Ping! was even filmed originally in a matted widescreen format). The colors are generally clear, with some bleeding present. Overall this is a very mediocre and unimpressive transfer. Audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 and is about as stellar as the video portions on this disc. Dialogue, annoyingly bouncy music, and comedic effects are all mixed well, though the dialogue does tend to fade in certain scenes. Also included on this disc are English subtitles. =Ping! may look as if it is packed with features, but once viewed it's obvious they are about as small as the dog this movie is based on. Fox has included a full-frame trailer for Ping!, as well as some biographies on the cast and director Chris Baugh. Rounding out the supplements is a very pointless photo gallery (with 12, I repeat 12 photos from the movie), plus a "Ping Chihuahua Profile" that is thankfully very short. DVD fans will be barking up the wrong tree if they decide to pick up this edition of Ping! (unless, of course, they have very young children). ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide