The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Directed by

Brian Robbins

Genre

comedy film, fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 590 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A workaholic dad gets bitten by a sacred dog and starts turning into one. He has to figure out how to break the curse while trying to win back his family's trust.

light-heartedsillyfamily-friendlypredictableplayfulwhimsicalgoofyheartfelt

What happens

The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 American science fantasy family comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by The Wibberleys, Geoff Rodkey, Jack Amiel, and Michael Begler. It is the fifth overall and final installment of the titular franchise and is a reboot of the 1959 film of the same name and its 1976 sequel The Shaggy D.A., both of which were loosely based on the 1923 novel The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten. The original film had a character named Wilby Daniels transforming into an Old English Sheepdog after putting on a magic ring whereas the remake presents a character named Dave Douglas transforming into a Bearded Collie after getting bitten by a sacred dog. It stars Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Spencer Breslin and Philip Baker Hall. The Shaggy Dog was released on March 10, 2006, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and many fans of the original film series due to its differences from the source material and grossed $87.1 million against its $50 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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