The Shaggy Dog (1959)

Directed by

Charles Barton

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

G

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy gets an ancient ring that turns him into a shaggy dog. His family and a local detective try to figure out why the dog seems so smart.

lightheartedwhimsicalfunnyplayfulfamily-friendlybreezychaoticsilly

What happens

The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 American fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1923 novel The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten. Directed by Charles Barton from a screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Bill Walsh, the film stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. The film follows a teenage boy named Wilby Daniels who, by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias, is transformed into a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was released on March 19, 1959, and grossed over $9 million during its initial release, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1959. Its success led to a franchise of further films, beginning with the 1976 sequel The Shaggy D.A.. There followed a 1987 television sequel, a 1994 television remake and a 2006 theatrical live-action remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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