FEATURE: OFF THE LEASH (family-friendly comedy)
Logline: When a kind, yet impulsive, woman rescues an abused German shepherd, she’s determined to keep him until her conscience kicks in and tells her to locate the dog’s true owner, even if it means she loses her beloved new pet.
Synopsis: When Sophie Zinelli answers her phone in the middle of the night, she never expects to be asked to rescue a mistreated dog. She’s a busy career woman and knows nothing about owning a dog, let alone a bossy, sly, and smart-alecky German Shepherd. Sophie tackles Max’s vet visit, Max’s training, and tries not to be out-smarted at every turn. And what will Sophie’s family do when they find out she’s bringing home a dog and giving him a job in their family’s restaurant? Max’s vet insists Max needs a job. But what kind of a job can a huge, wily, neurotic dog like Max get in a fine dining establishment? Why, becoming a maître d of course. Maybe. If Max will quit eating the profits, stealing grandma’s dentures, and can charm a skeptical food critic. Sophie must figure out who is sabotaging Max at every turn before her very large, very loud, very Italian family banishes them both for good. But who does Max really belong to? Once Sophie falls in love with Max, she realizes she must do the right thing by finding his owner, even if it means losing her newly beloved dog. But who will claim the dog; the bad people who abused him, or the people he was originally stolen from?