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The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved
ComedyFamilyFantasy
6.4
IMDB Rating
6,013 votes

A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into a sheepdog.

Director
Charles Barton
Writers
Bill Walsh, Lillie Hayward, Felix Salten
Stars
Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk
Release Date
March 19, 1959
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 47
Reviews
📋 5.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
as Wilson Daniels
Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen
as Freeda Daniels
Tommy Kirk
Tommy Kirk
as Wilby Daniels
Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello
as Allison D'Allessio
Tim Considine
Tim Considine
as Buzz Miller
Kevin Corcoran
Kevin Corcoran
as Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
as Professor Plumcutt
Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby
as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
Roberta Shore
Roberta Shore
as Franceska Andrassy
James Westerfield
James Westerfield
as Officer Hanson

💰 Box Office

$100,935
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.75 : 1
Filming Location
Santa Clarita, California, USA
Production
Walt Disney Productions

🏷️ Keywords

psychotronic filmblockbusterboy turns into dogthree word titleanimal in title

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Delightful Disney Comedy
by comm-today2004-01-01

""The Shaggy Dog" is a delightful live-action comedy, the first of many to emerge from the Walt Disney Studios during the late 50s - through the early 80s. Although firmly rooted in the late 1950s the film has many charms, mosty noticeably its innocence, pure situation comedy and perfect pitch performances by a cast of film veterans. Is the film a classic - no. Is it worth watching, by all means. It's a wonderfully entertaining Disney family film and it holds up quite well, even for today's jaded audiences. If you can't find the appeal in this film well, then your matur..."

💡 Did You Know?

The first live-action feature comedy produced by Walt Disney.

📖 Synopsis

A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into a sheepdog.