Spot Marks the X

Spot Marks the X is a 1986 Disney Channel Original Movie that starred Mike the Dog from Down and Out in Beverly Hills as CaponeAstro, Barret Oliver from The Neverending Story, Frankenweenie, D.A.R.Y.L, and Cocoon as Ken, and Natalie Gregory from Alice in Wonderland 1985 version, Oliver amp Company, and Cranium Command as Kathy, who, unlike her role as Alice in the aforementioned 1985 version, is seen with her real hair in this movie, which is brunette. It was produced by Gregory Harrisons production company, The Catalina Production Group, Ltd. in association with Walt Disney Television.

The movie starts out with three men in a car, Beevis, Elvis, and the gangs leader Doc Ross Vic Dunlop, Jerry Wasserman, and David Huddleston respectively trying to evade the cops, following a bank robbery, resulting in the sound of the alarms. Also inside the car is a Dog named Astro Mike the Dog, but initially known here as Capone, when the car suddenly gets stuck in Shadow Park. The men and the dog then get out of the car, and bury the money, but not before Ross gets apprehended by the police, who also take Capone into their care. Three months later, Doc Ross is in jail awaiting trail and Capone is sent to an animal shelter. Elvis and Beevis attempt to free Capone in order to unearth the stolen money, but their attempt is thwarted when they fear attracting attention. Capone is in a special section of the animal shelter that cares for dogs of convicts, however when Capones cage is broken and a janitor thinks a dog from the adoption kennels got loose, to which Capone is then put into the ordinary adoption section.At an Elementary school, the movie introduces a boy named Ken Miller Barret Oliver, and a girl named Kathy Natalie Gregory. Although Kathy is his best friend, she sometimes come off as a huge pain. Afterschool, Kathy meets up with Ken at the baseball park to chat with him for a while. Meanwhile, Ross meets up with his lawyer at the county jail. Ross becomes furious when he learns that his dog has broken out of the animal shelter. Capone has managed to stumble onto Kens house, much to Kens surprise and delight. After playing with him for a while, he decides to name him Astro unaware that his name was Capone. Kathy then shows up, and also grows a fondness for Kens new dog. The two then spend a whole day with the new Dog. ........

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