Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

Credits: TheMovieDb.

Film Cast:

• Max (voice): Patton Oswalt
• Snowball (voice): Kevin Hart
• Duke (voice): Eric Stonestreet
• Gidget (voice): Jenny Slate
• Daisy (voice): Tiffany Haddish
• Chloe (voice): Lake Bell
• Sergei (voice): Nick Kroll
• Pops (voice): Dana Carvey
• Katie (voice): Ellie Kemper
• Norman / Additional Voices (voice): Chris Renaud
• Rooster (voice): Harrison Ford
• Mel (voice): Bobby Moynihan
• Buddy (voice): Hannibal Buress
• Chuck (voice): Pete Holmes
• Liam (voice): Henry Lynch
• Baby Liam / Sweetpea / Pickles (voice): Tara Strong
• Cotton (voice): Sean Giambrone
• Cat Lady (voice): Meredith Salenger
• Lead Wolfdog / Skinny Cat (voice): Michael Beattie
• Molly (voice): Kiely Renaud
• Princess / Tiny (voice): Jessica DiCicco
• Hamster (voice): Garth Jennings
• Additional Voices (voice): David Acord
• Additional Voices (voice): Jaime Camil
• Additional Voices (voice): Antonio Raul Corbo
• Additional Voices (voice): Brian T. Delaney
• Additional Voices (voice): Terri Douglas
• Additional Voices (voice): Sandra Echeverría
• Additional Voices (voice): Kylie Hart
• Additional Voices (voice): JP Karliak
• Additional Voices (voice): John Kassir
• Additional Voices (voice): Scott Menville
• Additional voices (voice): Scott Mosier
• Additional Voices (voice): Laraine Newman
• Additional Voices (voice): Capri Oliver
• Additional Voices (voice): Arthur Ortiz
• Additional Voices (voice): Lucian Perez
• Additional Voices (voice): Maddix Robinson
• Additional Voices (voice): Ashley Silverman
• Additional Voices (voice): Fred Tatasciore
• Additional Voices (voice): Cory Walls
• Additional Voices (voice): Matthew Wood

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Alexandre Desplat
• Producer: Christopher Meledandri
• Associate Producer: Robert Taylor
• Producer: Janet Healy
• Director: Chris Renaud
• Executive Producer: Brett Hoffman
• Production Design: Colin Stimpson
• Co-Director: Jonathan del Val
• Writer: Brian Lynch
• Editor: Tiffany Hillkurtz
• Post Production Supervisor: Eileen Godoy
• Post Production Supervisor: Jeannine Berger
• Production Supervisor: Michael De La Cruz
• Production Supervisor: Jessica Stone
• Production Supervisor: Stella Ramsden
• Co-Producer: Christelle Balcon
• Production Supervisor: Alexandra Skinazi
• Production Supervisor: Charles Seignolle
• Production Supervisor: George Hiro Herrmann
• Production Supervisor: Kelly Lake
• Production Supervisor: Elizabeth Malpelli
• Art Direction: Matthieu Gosselin
• Production Supervisor: Guillaume Bugeas
• Production Manager: Brice Colinet
• Production Supervisor: Thomas Deveaux
• Production Supervisor: Louise Dziadkowiak
• Production Supervisor: Laure Gauthier
• Production Supervisor: Laëtitia Grandjean
• Production Supervisor: Steven Ligot
• Production Supervisor: Joséphine Monthioux
• Production Supervisor: Mathilde Naunto
• Production Supervisor: Marie Parodi
• Production Supervisor: Tifenn Philipott
• Head of Production: Natacha Ravlic
• Production Manager: Laleh Sahrai
• Production Supervisor: Marci Salk
• Special Effects: Chanal Carole

Movie Reviews:

• SWITCH.: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ is a weird franchise; I don’t see kids really walking around with Max plushies, nor do I see stories filled with toys from the movie. The original unexpectedly made all this money and so now we have this generic film. There are many, many worse films you could show you children if they like animals – it’s a harmless 90 minutes and its not like their aren’t laughs. I just wish the film was a whole lot more creative.
  – Chris dos Santos

  Read Chris’ full article…
  https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-secret-life-of-pets-2-crowd-pleasingly-generic-again

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