A 2005 Canadian Family Comedy directed by David Devine that has a dog (Jon Lovitz) inheriting his owner's (Jackie Burroughs) fortune but has to deal with a greedy couple (Tim Curry and Jennifer Tilly) trying to get the money.
The movie also stars Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Melissa Di Marco, Max Baker, Sheila Mc Carthy, Kenneth Welsh, Angela Vallee, Munro Chambers, Eugene Lipinski, and Richard Waugh.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Marge Maggs.
- Alliterative Title: Bailey's Billions.
- Caligula's Horse: The titular dog named Bailey, inheriting $1 billion from a deceased relative, causing the woman's nephew and his wife to try to kidnap the dog to gain the inheritance.
- Conveniently Placed Sharp Thing: A conveniently placed dog. Two kids are tied up in a cage, and the dog is in another cage. He bites through the ropes on the kids' hands.
- Passed-Over Inheritance: Constance Pennington leaves everything to her dog Bailey. Her evil nephew Caspar spends the rest of the movie trying to take it from him.
- Tagline: "A hero is unleashed".
