It’s about time the world had an R-rated talking dog film, am I right? Strays follows three homeless canines who accept a newbie to the streets into their pack. They convince Reggie, the newly homeless dog, that his owner dumped him and the not-safe-for-work trailer reveals just how Reggie plans to exact revenge.
Will Ferrell lends his voice to Reggie, Jamie Foxx is Bugg, Isla Fisher is Maggie, and Randall Park is Hunter. The voice cast also includes Will Forte (as the human target of Reggie’s revenge), Josh Gad, Harvey Guillén, Brett Gelman, Rob Riggle, Jamie Demetriou, and Sofia Vergara.
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar‘s Josh Greenbaum directs from a screenplay by Dan Perrault (American Vandal). Picturestart founder and CEO Erik Feig, Louis Leterrier, Dan Perrault, Lord Miller partners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and Lord Miller President of Film Aditya Sood produce. Jessica Switch, Nikki Baida, and Julia Hammer serve as executive producers.
Universal Pictures is unleashing Strays in theaters on Friday, August 18, 2023. (The release was originally scheduled for June 9, 2023, but moved to August on May 8, 2023.)
The Plot:
They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but what if the man is a total dirtbag? In that case, it might be time for some sweet revenge, doggy style.
When Reggie (Ferrell), a naïve, relentlessly optimistic Border Terrier, is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug (Forte), Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose.
But once Reggie falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed Boston Terrier named Bug (Foxx), a stray who loves his freedom and believes that owners are for suckers, Reggie finally realizes he was in a toxic relationship and begins to see Doug for the heartless sleazeball that he is.
Determined to seek revenge, Reggie, Bug and Bug’s pals — Maggie (Fisher), a smart Australian Shepherd who has been sidelined by her owner’s new puppy, and Hunter (Park), an anxious Great Dane who’s stressed out by his work as an emotional support animal — together hatch a plan and embark on an epic adventure to help Reggie find his way home … and make Doug pay by biting off the appendage he loves the most. (Hint: It’s not his foot).
