Sun Dogs is a 2017 American comedy-drama film written by Raoul McFarland and starring Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, Xzibit, Allison Janney, and Ed O'Neill.

[2][3] Ned, mildly brain damaged during childbirth, lives with his mother Rose and stepfather Bob.

She tells Ned about her mother's suicide; she had felt invisible and, before dying, wrote that if anyone said hello to her before she reached the bridge, she wouldn't kill herself.

He calls 911 to declare an Al-Qaeda attack, but she sees that Udday and his friends are there to fly model airplanes.

Jenkins apologizes for lying to him and frankly explains why Ned will never be accepted into the Marines and tells him to find his purpose in life.

Inspired by Ned, Tally submitted the videos from the stakeout to a film school in San Francisco and received a scholarship.

Bob ultimately decides to drop the lawsuit, then gives fatherly advice to Ned, telling him to know his limits and set realistic goals.

Ned recalls Tally's theory that if someone could prevent suicides from jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, in 50 years it would even out 9/11.

Inspired by the story of her mother's suicide note and Tally's reading about Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye, Ned makes notecards with the phrase "HELLO, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?"

Sheri Linden from The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Morrison balances her affection for all the characters with droll naturalism and an assured visual style.

"[5] Renee Schonfeld from Common Sense Media gave a positive review, writing, "Jennifer Morrison's initial feature direction is a delicate movie, honest within the constraints of its fantastical premise.