5/22/2023 0 Comments Movie hachi a dogs tale![]() What all of these movies about man’s best friend have in common is that they’re guaranteed to turn on the most stubborn waterworks. ![]() ![]() Since then, there have been heart-tuggers aimed at art-house crowds (1952’s Umberto D.), action-flick aficionados (2007’s I Am Legend), and mainstream multiplexers (2008’s Marley & Me). Hollywood’s been hip to this for ages, going back as far as 1943’s Lassie Come Home - a perennial that defies you not to reach for the Kleenex. We fellas may appear to be emotionally bulletproof sitting through female-friendly weepies like Steel Magnolias and Beaches, but throw a dog into the mix and the floodgates tend to bust wide open. Bill Murray knew that much in Stripes when he asked his platoon to raise their hands if they cried when Old Yeller died. Even the manliest moviegoer likes to have a good cry from time to time.
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