# The Retrievers

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{{Short description|2001 film}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = TheRetrievers.jpg
| caption              = DVD Cover
| director             = Paul Schneider
| writer               = Larry Ketron
| starring             = [Robert Hays](/source/Robert_Hays)<br />[Mel Harris](/source/Mel_Harris)<br />[Alana Austin](/source/Alana_Austin)<br />Taylor Emerson
| narrator             = 
| music                = Joseph Conlan
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| producer             = Jonathan Bogner
| cinematography       = Don E. FauntLeRoy
| editor               = Andrew Cohen
| runtime              = 95 minutes
| company              = [Animal Planet](/source/Animal_Planet)<br />[Tag Entertainment](/source/Tag_Entertainment)
| released             = {{Start date|2001|07|30}}
}}
'''''The Retrievers''''' is a 2001 [television film](/source/television_film) starring [Robert Hays](/source/Robert_Hays), [Mel Harris](/source/Mel_Harris), [Alan Rachins](/source/Alan_Rachins), [Alana Austin](/source/Alana_Austin), Taylor Emerson, [Betty White](/source/Betty_White) and [Robert Wagner](/source/Robert_Wagner). It was directed by [Paul Schneider](/source/Paul_Schneider_(director)) and written by Larry Ketron.

==Plot==
A family adopts a stray golden retriever, Pilot, who gives birth to six puppies. Though the family grow close, they decide to give the puppies away after weaning. However, Pilot is determined to recover them.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 May 2003|title=The Retrievers|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001FT758/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}}

==Cast==
* [Robert Hays](/source/Robert_Hays) as Tom Lowry
* [Mel Harris](/source/Mel_Harris) as Karen Lowry
* [Alana Austin](/source/Alana_Austin) as Liz Lowry
* Taylor Emerson as Widdy Lowry
* [Alan Rachins](/source/Alan_Rachins) as Ed
* [Betty White](/source/Betty_White) as Mrs. Krisper
* [Robert Wagner](/source/Robert_Wagner) as Durham Haysworth
* Kurt Johnson as Marcel

==Reception==
The film achieved a rating of 1.89 million, a record for Animal Planet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dempsey|first=John|date=2001-08-02|title='Retrievers' fetches net's highest rating|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/retrievers-fetches-net-s-highest-rating-1117850643/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Tomashoff|first=Craig|date=2001-12-02|title=TELEVISION/RADIO; In Cable's Niches, Drama Is Gaining on Real Life (Published 2001)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/02/arts/television-radio-in-cable-s-niches-drama-is-gaining-on-real-life.html|access-date=2021-01-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0284431|title=The Retrievers}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=1169965|title=The Retrievers}}

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