The Shaggy Dog

2006 Comedy

An unexpected transformation helps a workaholic attorney learn that there's more to life than the courtroom in this remake of the 1959 Disney canine classic of the same name. Deputy District Attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) takes his job in the halls of justice very seriously -- so seriously in fact that his wife and family see considerably less of their frequently-absent husband and father than they would prefer. When a case involving an animal laboratory finds the distracted dad once again taking an extended leave of absence from his frustrated family, Douglas' luck takes a turn for the worst after he is inadvertently infected by a top-secret genetic-mutation serum that transforms the two-legged lawyer into a four-legged sheepdog. Though his current situation has its drawbacks to be sure, the fly-on-the-wall perspective afforded to Douglas in his newfound state alerts the well-intending father and husband that all is not well on the home front. Moved by the unfulfilled needs of his neglected family and determined to become a better father if he can only shed his winter coat, Douglas' unique new vantage point could offer just the motivation needed to bring the nefarious forces behind the serum to justice and win back his wife and kids once and for all. more..

Director: Brian Robbins

Starring: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Jr., Zena Grey,Danny Glover

Reviews

  • The star (Allen), unleashed, is so energetic in his approximation of a bearded collie -- his nose sniffing the air, his whole being (which toggles between human and canine form) overcome by the need to fetch any stick thrown -- that his slobbery charm carries the picture.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

  • As good as family entertainment gets.

    Ruthe Stein - The San Francisco Chronicle

    27 April 2013

  • What The Shaggy Dog feels like, more than anything, is an old-fashioned Disney movie.

    - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

  • A fast-moving Walt Disney Co. comedy that manages to sail past many of the cliches usually found in this genre while throwing together a wild story line more apt for a new millennium.

    Luke Sader - The Hollywood Reporter

    27 April 2013

  • May not make you howl, but it does offer a few bona fide belly laughs.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Worst Actor

    Razzie Awards (2007)