Released with exclusive deleted scenes, how-to-draw tutorials from the animators themselves, recording booth bloopers, and other goodies, Peter Hastings and DreamWorks’ animated comedy is available today to rent or buy.
DreamWorks Animation’s hit animated comedy, Dog Man, is available to rent or buy exclusively on digital platforms starting today, February 18, 2025, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The release includes exclusive deleted scenes, how-to-draw tutorials from the animators themselves, recording booth bloopers, and other goodies when purchased from participating digital retailers nationwide, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox, Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere. Dog Man will debut April 1, 2025 on Blu-ray and DVD.
DreamWorks has shared with AWN a fun, exclusive clip from a deleted scene where Supervillain Petey the cat tries to rob the First Bank of Jim… with a can opener…
Introduced by director Peter Hastings, the clip is from the “I Don’t Care it’s a Montage Montage”:
Dog Man, based on the bestselling tremendously popular book series by Dav Pilkey. The star-studded voice cast includes Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher, Lil Rel Howery, and Ricky Gervais.
In the movie, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are both injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.
As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery), he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat (Davidson). Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man.
When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey reluctantly join forces in an action-packed race against time to rescue the young kitten. In the process, they discover the power of family (and kittens!) to bring even the most hostile foes together.
Dog Man stars Davidson, Fisher, Lil Rel Howery, Gervais alongside Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd. Emmy-winning Peter Hastings (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) is director and Karen Foster (Spirit Untamed) is the film’s producer.
Launched in 2016 by Dav Pilkey, the #1 global bestselling author and award-winning illustrator of the “Captain Underpants” books—the “Dog Man” Scholastic series includes 12 books. The book series is translated into 47 languages and has over 60 million copies. “Cat Kid Comic Club,” a spin-off of “Dog Man,” launched in 2020, and has also topped bestseller lists around the world.
The most recent “Dog Man book, Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea,” was overall the #1 bestselling children’s book in the U.S. in 2023, across all children’s formats and ages. Pilkey’s newest book in the “Dog Man Series,” “Dog Man: Big Jim Begins,” is now available.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU PURCHASE AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:
- DELETED AND EXTENDED SCENES WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR PETER HASTINGS
- Sewer Ball Chase
- Petey Robs Bank of Jim
- Li’l Petey Adoption People
- Petey Puppet Time
- Dog Man Chopper Hang Glider
- Revenge of the Bank of Jim
- Butler Business
- Flippy in Jail Epilogue
- MEET THE PACK: Go behind the scenes of the Dog Man recording sessions as we meet the actors who brought the characters to life and watch them perform some of their silliest lines!
- THE MAKING OF DOG MAN: A SARAH HATOFF EXCLUSIVE: Ace reporter Sarah Hatoff delivers a special report on the making of Dog Man! Learn about the story, characters, and comic book animation behind Dog Man’s big screen debut!
- HOWL TO DRAW FLIP-O-RAMA STYLE: Join head of story Anthony Zierhut as he teaches how to draw Dog Man, Petey, and Li’l Petey, then learn how to transform your drawings into a Flip-O-Rama!
- Dog Man
- Petey
- Li’l Petey
- Flip-O-Rama
- HOWL TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS FOR DOGS: Police officers and dogs both love one thing…doughnuts! We’ll show you how to make your own Fido-friendly doughnuts for your canine best friend.
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR PETER HASTINGS
Source: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
