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The Shaggy Dog

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4.9/10 • 557

2006-03-091h 38m

ComedyFamily

It's going to be a ruff day.

The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.

Directors
Brian Robbins
Editors
Ned Bastille

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tim Allen

    Tim Allen

    Dave Douglas

  2. Kristin Davis

    Kristin Davis

    Rebecca Douglas

  3. Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Ken Hollister

  4. Spencer Breslin

    Spencer Breslin

    Josh Douglas

  5. Robert Downey Jr.

    Robert Downey Jr.

    Dr. Kozak

  6. Zena Grey

    Zena Grey

    Carly Douglas

  7. Joshua Leonard

    Joshua Leonard

    Justin Forrester

  8. Jane Curtin

    Jane Curtin

    Judge Claire Whittaker

  9. Annabelle Gurwitch

    Annabelle Gurwitch

    Justin Forrester's Attorney

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r96sk

Nov 5, 2020

5/10

The most absurd thing about this is that Akon did a song for it. This 2006 remake of 1959's 'The Shaggy Dog' is very bad. That's thanks to some lazy writing and humour, none of the jokes land while the plot - while I praise them for changing up the original - is so lame - their thinking seemingly just stopped at 'man acts like dog' and thought that'll do. Another thing that hampers the film is the attempt at a heartwarming story with the main family, which is nauseating to see unfold. There's also a scene at the end where the dad (Allen) is stark naked in public and in front of his children, who have literally zero reaction and just stand there smiling ... With that noted, I will say I didn't hate watching this. Tim Allen, whilst over-the-top and in your face at times, is a good cast to play this silly role - he stops the character of Dave becoming annoying, he's just cringey to me. The casting is, actually, pretty good. Robert Downey Jr. and Danny Glover are involved, as are recognisable faces Spencer Breslin, Shawn Pyfrom, Philip Baker Hall and Joel David Moore. Rhea Seehorn, star of 'Better Call Saul', also appears - you could make a case that this is a prequel to BCS ... I have no idea why they decided to remake this, especially given they seemingly didn't put any serious effort into it. It's weird, cringe, dull and entirely forgettable. A poor film.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$50,000,000.00
Revenue
$87,134,280.00
Keywords
daughterhusband wife relationshipworkaholicparent child relationshipdnatransformationanimal rightslawyerdogfamilyturns into animal