Bingo (1992)

Family comedies about beloved pets are a classic genre, but they’re often woefully predictable; Bingo however, does not have this problem. In just under an hour and a half, you’ll watch as a border collie traverses hundreds of miles on foot to reunite with his family, guided only by urine! Witness a pair of criminals hold both a dog and a child hostage in two completely unrelated events! Ponder the merits of the judicial system as a dog is thrown in jail for contempt of court!

Bingo is the greatest dog movie of all time.

It presents itself as a typical PG family film, but almost immediately reveals itself as anything but. In this completely unhinged tale, a young boy befriends a runaway circus dog, only to have his new friend abandoned during a cross- country move to Wisconsin by his dog hating family. Broken hearted, the young boy urinates frequently throughout the journey in an effort to help his new beloved friend track him across Middle America to his new home. Along the way, Bingo has run-ins with unscrupulous restaurateurs, the law, and his fear of fire.

If you enjoy the insanity-played-straight nature of movies like The Room or A Talking Cat!?, you owe it to yourself to spend 89 minutes of your time with Bingo. Bingo is yet to be released on Blu-ray, but did receive a DVD release. It often makes the rounds on add supported streaming services.