![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the rascally rabbit Snowball (Kevin Hart) leads a Dickensian gang of abandoned pets that live in the sewers, several of which were literally flushed there. An old basset hound named Pops (Dana Carvey) lends his hard-won wisdom to the cause. Albert Brooks voices a pet hawk, kept in a rooftop pen, who has trouble suppressing his predatory instincts. There’s Max’s would-be girlfriend, Gidget (Jenny Slate), a fluffball Pomeranian who lives in the apartment across the alley and later demonstrates some surprising kung fu skills. When newly adopted dog Duke (Eric Stonestreet) disrupts the domestic rhythms in their small New York City apartment, Max and Duke find themselves out on the mean streets, contending with various urban hazards, animal control officers, and a gang of feral cats.Īlong the way, we meet a dozen or so other major animal characters, both domestic and wild. The set-up: Fiercely loyal terrier Max (Louis C.K.) loves his owner Katie (Ellie Kemper) with utter devotion. We like to watch them, and adore them, and-most important-anthropomorphize them. As approximately ten billion YouTube clips demonstrate daily, pets are funny. It’s a virtually inexhaustible comedy premise. The concept is simple: What do our pets actually do while we’re away?Īnimators have been riffing on this idea since the heyday of Looney Tunes, of course, and with good reason. ![]() From the creative team that brought you Despicable Me and those rascally Minions, The Secret Life of Pets is an exquisitely calibrated family movie with plenty of laughs for both grown-ups and kids. ![]()
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