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The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

The Shaggy D.A. poster
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
G
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Wilby Daniels is running for district attorney. He has a magic ring that turns him into a shaggy dog. He tries to win the election while dealing with his canine transformations.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalsillyfunfeel-goodfarcical

What happens

The Shaggy D.A. is a 1976 American comedy film and a sequel to The Shaggy Dog (1959) produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Don Tait. As with the first film in the series, it takes some inspiration from the Felix Salten novel, The Hound of Florence. It starts with Dean Jones as the adult Wilby Daniels, Suzanne Pleshette, Tim Conway, Keenan Wynn, Dick Van Patten, Jo Anne Worley and Shane Sinutko. It was Stevenson's final film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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