Eyes of an Angel

1991

Action / Drama

6
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 1457 1.5K

cook chicago, illinois daughter california brother-in-law psychology

Plot summary

John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a courier for, father and daughter leave the dog and flee cross-country to Los Angeles with both canine and mobsters in pursuit.

Director

Robert Harmon Photo
Robert Harmon

Top cast

John Travolta Photo
John Travolta as Bobby
Vincent Guastaferro Photo
Vincent Guastaferro as Goon
Gene LeBell Photo
Gene LeBell as Pit Bull Handler
Richard Edson Photo
Richard Edson as Goon
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799.86 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 4
1.45 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by eileen_lambert

Sweet child-dog movie with some action thrown in.

Not a "great" movie, but nice if you're a dog-lover. The title was "The Tender" in the TV listing for UPN. I had to dig to find it in imdb, looking for movies with John Travolta and Ellie Raab together. In retrospect, the eyes of the dog were the eyes of the angel, as the dog came to the rescue more than once. Lots of good shots of the dog's eyes.
Reviewed by jhenderson3 3 / 10

Story of Two Different Animals

I saved this on my DISH DVR from a showing on one of the free weekends of Showtime sometime within the last couple of years. Since my viewing plans are to cut the cable within the next month, I'm spending most of my free time watching what's been stored on the DVR, Eyes of an Angel being one of the titles.Movie has a slightly disjointed feel as it jumps back and forth between the Travolta character's trials and tribulations and the dog's journey to rejoin the only family he's ever known. If you're a dog lover as am I, some of the scenes are a bit difficult to watch especially those taking place in the dog fighting arena, but minute for minute, the dog's travails are more interesting than are those of Bobby, the hard luck gambler, played by Travolta.Casting is questionable, specifically that of Jeffrey DeMunn as Bobby's successful brother. DeMunn is a very capable actor, but no one would ever guess he'd be related to Travolta's Bobby.In a nutshell, a tired story of a low expectations in life aimless loser and his young daughter. Throw in the dog elements and you get a 3/10 star movie. Not sorry I spent the 90 minutes it took to view, but if the producers were trying to humanize the story into a sentimental canine ride, that's the kind of thing Disney used to excel at with deers and dogs. Not so much with this crew.
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