Official A DOG’S JOURNEY Trailer Watch the official A DOG’S JOURNEY trailer! The film, directed by Gail Mancuso, stars Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Betty Gilpin, Abby Ryder Fortson, Daniela Barbosa, Kathryn Prescott , and Marg Helgenberger. A DOG’S JOURNEY will be released in theaters on May 17. A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.