Executive producer of “The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation” comments on casting Paris Hilton

Executive producer of “The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation” Jeff Schenk recently commented on Paris Hilton’s involvement in the movie, which airs Sunday night on ABC:

“[Paris] travels nonstop, and we happened to catch her at a time she had just gotten back to L.A.. With her you get the feeling there are a lot of people coordinating things for her. We said, ‘Any time in July' and her agent — her agent is really the one who pushed it through — said, ‘Next week.' So we had to be ready for her in just five days.”

“People see this fun-loving blond, they don't realize that she is an incredibly astute businesswoman. She certainly knows all about branding herself. We have this family brand. We had the track record with the first movie; you can see it and see user reviews of people who enjoyed it. She took all that into account. She came in prepared and did her work. I wish I could say that about everyone I work with.”

Dean Cain, who plays the role of Ted Stein added:

“[The fact she chose to play a poodle shows] `her sense of humor.` That's the whole thing. It kind of tells you she understands the whole deal. Like when I played Superman — you have to be in on the joke.”