The Ninja Dog Movie (2017)

The Ninja Dog Movie is a 2017 American Stop-Motion Comedy film based on the characters by Gabriel Combs! The film stars the creator himself, Gabriel Combs!

Plot
Hundreds of Years Ago, the legendary Master Bear battled the evil Rowley the Owl to save Pet City from his terror. Master Bear later pushes Rowley the Owl into the Dark Dimension, promising him never to return.

Many Years Later, Ninja Dog, Master Bear’s son, battles the evil Bearbot, who killed Ninja Dog’s mother, revealing him to be News Reporter Teddy Whizwalker. He then puts Ninja Dog in rock bottom... literally.

Meanwhile, Rowley (who is in the Dark Dimension with his henchmen T-Rex and G-Rex) researches on Ninja Dog and his weakness to destroy him and Pet City, along with killing Master Bear. The three then create a portal over Pet City.

Master Bear shames Ninja Dog for failing his mission again but does not know how to punish him. Suddenly, a portal from the Dark Dimension opens over Pet City, leading Ninja Dog to his first big mission.

Ninja Dog calls over Bearbot and teams up with him to defeat Rowley, along with his henchmen T-Rex and G-Rex. The henchmen are defeated, but Rowley puts up a good fight against Ninja Dog, falling onto a roof.

Ninja Dog then defeats Rowley, ending his terror and bringing Pet City back to normal. Bearbot promises to stay a hero forever and become Ninja Dog’s friend and Master Bear retires, giving his role of Master of Ninjas go Ninja Dog.

Characters

 * Gabriel Combs as Ozzy Barkfield/Ninja Dog
 * Gabriel Combs as Teddy Whizwalker/Bearbot
 * Gabriel Combs as Rowley the evil Owl
 * Lennon Richardson as Lennon Stew (cameo)

Production
In December 2016, Gabriel Combs announced that their would be a film based on the character he created that would release in early 2017! In February 2017, Gabriel Combs announced a May 2017 release date and also that the film would have a cameo by Lennon Richardson because he created the song from his first film and wanted to give him credit! In May 2017, Gabriel Combs and Lennon Richardson announced an official release date of August 17, 2017 and revealed a song for the film titled "Never Gonna Stop" by Gabriel Combs and probably will be the last film sung by Gabriel Combs or Lennon Richardson!

Reception
The film received mixed reviews, with praise for the humor and performances, but with criticism for the storyline and lack of characters.

Sequels
The first sequel, titled Ninja Dog: Universal War, was released on May 25, 2018. The second sequel, titled Ninja Dog: The Apocalypse, was released on September 6, 2019. The third and final sequel, titled Ninja Dog: The Last Chapter, is scheduled for a May 2021 release.

More Info
Release Date: August 17, 2017

Genres: Comedy/Adventure