The Shaggy Dog (1959)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Charles Barton

Writers:

Bill Walsh (screenplay) and
Lillie Hayward (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 March 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's dog-gone FUNNY!

Plot:

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune...

Plot Keywords:

Animal | Spy | Ring | Escape | Mailman

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Fred MacMurray	...	Wilson Daniels
Jean Hagen	...	Freeda Daniels
Tommy Kirk	...	Wilby Daniels
Annette Funicello	...	Allison D'Allessio
Tim Considine	...	Buzz Miller
Kevin Corcoran	...	Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels
Cecil Kellaway	...	Professor Plumcutt
Alexander Scourby	...	Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
Roberta Shore	...	Franceska Andrassy
James Westerfield	...	Officer Hanson
Strother Martin	...	Thurm
Forrest Lewis	...	Officer Kelly
Ned Wever	...	FBI Chief E.P. Hackett
Gordon Jones	...	Captain Scanlon, Police Chief
Jacques Aubuchon	...	Stefano

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | USA:G (re-rating) (1974) | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Gregory Peck was the second choice for the role of Wilson Daniels.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where the boys launch the missile interceptor, the dining room's furnishings (the vase and cabinet behind MacMurray) start to shake before the rocket can be heard to be ignited.

Quotes:

Buzz Miller: Hey, Wilby, what is it this time?
Wilby Daniels: What about the seven bucks I loaned you?
Buzz Miller: What about it?
Wilby Daniels: Cough it up. Pop pulled the plug on my allowance.
Buzz Miller: Gee, pal, I'd like to help you out, but you know how it is. I've got a date with Allison.
Wilby Daniels: I'm sick and tired of financing your romances.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Shaggy Dog

It's a dog's life....literally

Funny show about a boy who turns into a dog after coming under an ancient spell. This, of course, leads to all sorts of trouble and adventures. Fred McMurray played the part of the put upon dad to perfection, he had me rolling in the floor. Also, the cops who couldn't quite believe their eyes tickled my funnybone, and they put on quite a show with their comical car chase. Silly Disney stuff to be sure, but lots of fun.