Dog City: The Movie (1989) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1989 · 48 mins · English

Starring

Fran Brill, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash

A Jim Henson‑produced parody of film‑noir and gangster movies follows Rowlf, who guides us through 1930s Dog City, a seedy town populated by Muppet dogs. When Ace inherits his Uncle Harry’s saloon, he refuses to pay the protection tax demanded by Bugsy, the bulldog crime boss, thrusting him into a world of bulldog gangsters and terrier molls.