Jeri Jacquin

Coming soon to On Demand and Digital from directors Elena Galdobina, Fyodor Dmitriev and Lionsgate comes the story of family only the furry side with THE BARKERS: Mind the Cats.

The Barkers are a family of canines who are about to spend the summer at Grandpa’s. Kid, the youngest pup, can’t seem to find anyone who is willing to play with him before they leave. Brother Alex is the inventor of the family and doesn’t have time to stop what he is doing. Brother Max spends all his time on social media trying to come up with ways to be a star. Sister Rose is all about being a teenager while babying a crush on Tim and Liza has a penchant for the dramatic.

Once arriving at Grandpa’s, Kid thinks he will finally have someone to play with but that doesn’t happen. Especially since Max has talked Alex into making him a rocket pack so he can make a splash on social media. The Kid walks into the forest where he meets two cats who have decided that The Barkers are infringing on their turf. After a conversation with the small pup, the idea comes to the cats to get their hands on the rocket pack!

The problem is, Alex hasn’t exactly perfected it. Grandpa asks the Kid to come and spend time with him. At first the pup says he can’t but then realizes he is hurting his Grandpa’s feelings. Sending a message to the cats about the rocket pack with Rose, things go even more wrong. When they all go visit the neighbor, the cats are in for a big surprise. Instead of causing problems for The Barkers, the cats realize it is better to be friends than do wrong.

That’s a lesson for us all!

The cast is voiced by Courtney Shaw, Wayne Grayson, Jessica Paquet, Tom Wayland, Erica Schroeder, Samantha Cooper, Laurie Hymes and Mike Pollock.

Lionsgate is a global leader in motion picture production and distribution for theatres, television, home entertainment and more. Theatre franchises include THE HUNGER GAMES, and DIVERGENT along with JOHN WICK. Now, adding this film to its 16,000-motion picture and television titles you can see everything coming soon as well as available now at http://www.lionsgate.com.

THE BARKERS: Mind the Cats is family fun from start to finish. Done is bright animation, it is fun to follow the talking & dancing dogs. It begins as a story about the youngest trying to find his place in a large family just wanting to spend quality time with the siblings. Thrilled to find friendship at Grandpa’s, he doesn’t realize that his ‘new’ friends don’t exactly have his best interest at heart.

Grandpa is so loving, wonderful and understanding with the Kid. This brings to the forefront that Grandpa and grandson have a lot in common in the way of wanting to spend time with those that are loved in the family. Even the relationship between the rest of the siblings is, for anyone who has siblings, totally relatable. They drive you crazy one minute and you love them dearly the next.

The songs are really catchy and the tunes are going to be fun for kids to sing the more they watch the film. I know in this family we are now Barker Family fans.

In the end – this is what being part of a family and making friends is all about!

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