My DOG can out act you! Woof!

[Flangepart]

K-9
A perfect sample of what i call "Jim Belushi syndrom"
When an animal....in this case, the German Shepard Jerry Lee, can out act the human compition.
Soooo.....
What films have animal actors, who make the human look dull by contrast?
Real animals, now.
 Can't include people in monster suits. As Joe Bob Briggs said, "In Godzilla movies, the monsters are the stars, the human actors are funiture."
Woof!

[Dunners]

too true, example, resident evil. the dogs were the most convincing actors in the entire film.

[Scott]

Mister Ed out shined his co-star. Ever see those GUS the donkey films?

In SOYLENT GREEN the women were considered furniture.

[wickednick]

While he is not an animal, just a soccer ball with a bloody hand print did any one else feel more for Wilson in Castaway than Tom Hanks.

[Newt]

The horse in Mask of Zorro out-acted Antonio Banderas by a mile.  I got the impression the horse's scenes were reduced out of jealousy. Shame.

[The Burgomaster]

A BOY AND HIS DOG. (This is an unfair example, because a twig can out-act Don Johnson).

[Conrad]

Newt - you're biased.  I cite your non-human name as proof.

Actually, my dog can do a convincing Enthusiastic Idiot, and is good at eating c**p, so perhaps Steven Segal ought to watch out.

[AndyC]

As a kid, I used to watch a show called The Littlest Hobo, about a stray dog that was smarter than every single person he met. He was also a better actor. The human performances were typical of Canadian television of the late 70s, I suppose.

[JohnL]

Reminds me of a Saturday morning kids' show called Run Joe Run, about a german shepard on the run, helping various people.

[AndyC]

Run Joe Run sounds very similar to the Littlest Hobo. The typical Hobo plot was that the dog shows up just in time to help some underdog (picked-on kid, struggling small businessman, etc.) who befriends him and takes him in. The character gets into some sort of danger (lost and injured in woods, menaced by criminals, botulism, etc.), and the dog either thwarts the crooks through some trickery or goes for help. In one case, he lured a cop by running off with his ticket book. Just as everyone is talking about what a hero the dog is, they suddenly notice he's gone, and accept that his work there is done. Cue theme music and footage of German Shepherd trotting down the road like a canine David Banner.