Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
NO ANIMALS DIE. The cat is presumed dead for a while, but is ultimately okay, Chance the dog is struck by a porcupine, and is very unhappy with the quills in his face, and they are dutifully, but callously pulled out. Shadow the dog falls down a mud slides and appears to give up trying get out, and for a moment it doesn't seem like he will get home, but this is a fake out! SHADOW MAKES IT HOME SAFE WITH BOTH THE OTHER ANIMALS. Also a mountain lion is flug off a cliff harmlessly.
The film explicitly states:
"Animal action was monitored by the American Humane Association and the Oregon Humane Society, which commend the filmmakers for responsible and sensitive treatment given to the animals throughout the production."
No animals were harmed in this film.
However, there is a scene in which the cat is swept away over a large waterfall. After the dogs observe the height of the fall and the raging water below, she is (incorrectly) presumed dead. The implication is that the long fall would be deadly and not necessarily the water, itself. The scene could potentially be triggering.
Contrary to other ratings, yes. Early in the film Chance vomits after eating cake. Later, a character is carsick and the end result is shown on screen, containing a rubber ball.
Some scenes shot from an animal's perspective use shakey cam and there are many tracking shots of animals running. The majority of the film is not shot with shakey cam.
However, there is a prolonged and dramatic scene in which the cat is struggling to escape a swift river. Various camera shots from within the water. She is swept away over a waterfall. After the dogs observe the height of the fall and the raging water below, she is (incorrectly) presumed dead. The implication is that the long fall would be deadly and not necessarily the water, itself. The scene could potentially be triggering.