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The Shaggy Dog (2006)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:28

Rotten:74

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: This Disney retread has neither inspiration nor originality, but may please moviegoers under the age of ten.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild rude humor

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 10, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $61,039,681

Synopsis: Directed by Brian Robbins (VARSITY BLUES, THE PERFECT SCORE), this updated spin on THE SHAGGY DOG and THE SHAGGY D.A. features Tim Allen as Dave Douglas, a Deputy District Attorney who spends way... Directed by Brian Robbins (VARSITY BLUES, THE PERFECT SCORE), this updated spin on THE SHAGGY DOG and THE SHAGGY D.A. features Tim Allen as Dave Douglas, a Deputy District Attorney who spends way too much time at the office and way too little time with his family. His son, Joe (Spencer Breslin), feels completely misunderstood, and his wife, Rachel (Kristin Davis), feels like a single parent. To make matters worse, his teenage daughter, Carly (Zena Gray), considers Douglas the enemy because he is representing a pharmaceutical company, Grant and Strickland, in their case against her social studies teacher, who is accused of burning down their lab to protest animal testing. Douglas' life changes in an instant when animal-loving Carly brings home a friendly shaggy dog that bites the dog-disliking D.A. What Douglas doesn't know is that the dog has a secret. This Tibetan wonder dog is 300 years old, as smart as a human, and as playful as a pup. Soon, Douglas is exhibiting canine tendencies himself - a heightened sense of smell, a tendency to growl at opposing counsel in court, and an overwhelming urge to defend his front yard. His full transformation to a dog allows him rare insight into what his family really thinks and feels, and gives Douglas the opportunity to decide what is truly important. To further complicate matters, Grant and Strickland – the very company Douglas is representing – are certain that the dog that bit him holds the secret to the Fountain of Youth, and are determined to learn what it is. Robert Downey, Jr. stars as Dr. Kozak, Grant and Strickland's evil mastermind, and Philip Baker Hall plays head honcho Strickland. Jane Curtin and Danny Glover are also featured. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Zena Grey, Danny Glover

Starring: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Zena Grey, Danny Glover, Robert Downey, Spencer Breslin, Shawn Pyfrom, Joshua Leonard, Jarred Paul, Bess Wohl, Annabelle Gurwitch, Jane Curtin, Philip Baker Hall, Craig Kilborn, Laura Kightlinger, Coal

Director: Brian Robbins

Director: Brian Robbins
Composer: Alan Menken
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

A surprisingly touching family comedy with real emotion.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/06/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International
N/R

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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/20/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

A good-natured, sometimes silly family fun that will play especially well with the under-13 set.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/01/06
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
Christianity Today

...better than one might've expected, primarily due to the enthusiasm with which Allen tackles his role...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/19/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

At least Fred MacMurray had the good sense to let the co-star playing his son turn into a dog. But this is a Tim Allen picture, so he does the honors himself.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
07/28/06
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

The film just translates the basic idea for a new generation under the ill-conceived notion that it was necessary.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
06/12/06
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Five writers (Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Geoff Rodkey, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler) threw everything they could think of against the wall, hoping some of it would stick, but nothing did.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

It's an underestimation of the intelligence of your average eight year old to believe his or her rapt attention can be held for long by a film like this.

Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com | comment Comment
05/04/06
Rubin Safaya
Rubin Safaya
Cinemalogue.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
04/01/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Man becomes mutt in this inoffensive, uneven comedy that fails to make the most of its comic potential or familiar cast.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/31/06
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine

Bizarre, incomprehensible and utterly unnecessary, "The Shaggy Dog" comes bounding onto the screen with a loud soundtrack, a cute pooch, vivid colors and dozens of product placements.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
03/30/06
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

The plot may sound stupid, but it's tightly written and it pushes all the right emotional buttons.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
03/30/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The Shaggy Dog feels like little more than a stale rehash with a promising cast whose talents haven't been tapped.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
03/28/06
Jessica Letkemann
Jessica Letkemann
Premiere Magazine

A flea-bitten farrago which bears only a fleeting resemblance to the 1959 film that inspired it.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/28/06
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC

The Shaggy Dog, another tired retread from Disney, is so aggressively unfunny it should just roll over and play dead. Come on, guys, do something original for once.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
03/27/06
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
03/18/06
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

There are precious few surprises here, but parents will find director Robbins’ breezy remake a painless affair and, judging by the yowls of laughter from the peanut gallery at the screening I attended, the kids will be barking all the way home.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/18/06
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Just when Allen is on a ferociously funny roll, director Brian Robbins is forced to collar and replace him with a collie doing a lame impersonation of a human.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
03/17/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
 
 
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