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DVD Release: The Shaggy Dog

  • Release Date: 2004

DVD Release: The Shaggy Dog [The Wild & Woolly Edition]

  • Release Date: 2006
  • Specifications - Colorized version:
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Specifications - Original theatrical B/W version:
  • Widescreen (1.75:1) - enhanced for 16x9 televisions
  • Contains both original theatrical B/W feature plus colorized version
  • "The Shaggy Dog" kids
  • Fred MacMurray - with fondness
  • Audio commentary with Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine and Roberta Shore
  • Dolby Digital mono sound
  • French language track and subtitles
  • Spanish subtitles
  • Dolby Digital mono sound
  • French language and subtitles
  • Spanish subtitles

  • Rating: StarStar
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Type: Family-Oriented Comedy, Slapstick
  • Themes: Trading Bodies, Unlikely Heroes, Political Conspiracies
  • Director: Charles Barton
  • Main Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine
  • Release Year: 1959
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: G

Plot

This is a routine Disney comedy-fantasy about a boy who turns into a large sheep dog at the most inopportune moments. That is assuming there would be opportune moments. Young Wilby Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that used to belong to the Borgia family. When he pronounces an inscription on the ring, he is suddenly able to transform himself into a shaggy dog -- though he has no control over when this is going to happen. To his dismay, the girl he likes gets involved without knowing who the dog really is. At the same time, the only way Wilby can break the spell is to perform some virtuous deed. Fortunately for him, a few Soviet spies are just hanging around, waiting to be uncovered by a canine. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Review

Immensely popular at the time of its release, The Shaggy Dog is quintessential Disney live action fare of the period. It also is extremely dated, with its newspaper-reading father giving not-to-be-questioned orders to his wife and children and carelessly firing a shotgun at a dog in their suburban neighborhood. The dialogue is also dated, but actually less so than in many family- or teen-themed films of the era. The plot is a bunch of nonsense, of course, serving as nothing more than a frame on which to hang the film's high concept idea. Because of this (and Charles Barton's by-the-book direction), Dog tends to drag a little, despite the presence of any number of slapstick gags and action sequences. Fortunately, the basic premise and the appealing cast do make it a fun and amusing viewing experience. Fred MacMurray is in his light Disney mode, not filling out the part beyond what is required but turning in a casually amusing performance, and while Jean Hagen's unique talents are not exploited, she still provides a few interesting moments. Tommy Kirk is perfectly engaging, and Annette Funicello winning in her feature debut. While special effects are somewhat primitive, this doesn't get too much in the way of enjoying the film. Dog was followed, some years later, by a couple of sequels and a remake. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide

Cast


Kevin Corcoran - "Moochie" Daniels; Cecil Kellaway - Prof. Plumcutt; Alexander Scourby - Dr. Mikhail Andrassy; Roberta Shore - Franceska Andrassy; James Westerfield - Officer Hanson; Jacques Aubuchon - Stefano; Strother Martin - Thurm; Forrest Lewis - Officer Kelly; Ned Wever - E.P. Hackett; Gordon Jones - Capt. Scanlon; Jack Albertson - Reporter; Shaggy - Himself; Mack Williams - Betz; Paul H. Frees - Psychiatrist; John Hart - Police Broadcaster

Credit

Charles Barton - Director; Gertrude Casey - Costume Designer; Carroll Clark - Art Director; Edward Colman - Cinematographer; Walt Disney - Producer; Lillie Hayward - Screenwriter; Chuck Keehne - Costume Designer; Emile Kuri - Set Designer; Eustace Lycett - Special Effects; Fred MacLean - Set Designer; Bill Walsh - Producer; Bill Walsh - Screenwriter; Pat McNalley - Makeup; Paul J. Smith - Composer (Music Score); James D. Ballas - Editor; Felix Salten - Short Story Author; Robert O. Cook - Sound/Sound Designer; Harry Lindgren - Sound/Sound Designer; Arthur J. Vitarelli - First Assistant Director

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Wikipedia: The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)
The Shaggy Dog
TheShaggyDog.jpg
Directed by Charles Barton
Produced by Walt Disney
Bill Walsh
Written by Lillie Hayward
Bill Walsh
from the novel by
Felix Salten
Starring Fred MacMurray
Jean Hagen
Tommy Kirk
Annette Funicello
Tim Considine
Music by Paul J. Smith
Cinematography Edward Colman
Distributed by Buena Vista
Release date(s) March 191959
Running time 104 min.
Country U.S.A.
Language English
Followed by The Shaggy D.A.
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

The Shaggy Dog is a black and white 1959 Walt Disney movie about a teenager who is transformed into a sheep dog by a magic ring, and was the first ever Walt Disney live-action comedy. It starred Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. The movie was originally advertised as "the funniest shaggy dog story ever told", although it is not in fact a story of that genre. The director was Charles Barton, who also directed Spin and Marty for The Mickey Mouse Club. Veteran screenwriter Lillie Hayward also worked on the Spin and Marty serials, which featured several of the same young actors as The Shaggy Dog. Veteran Disney voice actor Paul Frees had a rare on-screen appearance in the film – for which he received no on-screen credit – as Dr. J.W. Galvin, a psychiatrist who examines Wilby's father (MacMurray).

The Shaggy Dog was one of the top movies of 1959, and actually grossed higher than Ben-Hur.[citation needed]Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel in 1976 called The Shaggy D.A. which starred Dean Jones, Tim Conway, and Suzanne Pleshette. In 1988, a made for TV movie called The Return of the Shaggy Dog continued the adventures of the boy turned sheepdog. The Shaggy Dog was also remade as a 1994 TV movie as well.

In 2006, Disney released a very loose "remake" of the movie with an entirely different story and characters, unrelated to the original trilogy. To tie-in with the theatrical release of the 2006 film, the original 1959 movie was re-issued in the USA as a special DVD labelled THE WILD & WOOLLY EDITION, which featured the movie in two forms; one in the original black and white, the other a colourised version. However, in the UK, the 1959 movie has only ever been made available on Disney DVD in black and white.

Tagline: The Funniest Shaggy Dog story ever told! Hello Dad... the funniest thing happened!

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* Not credited on-screen.

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