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The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

It's going to be a ruff day.

20064.91h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Brian Robbins
Written by Bill Walsh, Cormac Wibberley, Michael Begler
Produced by Tim Allen, David Hoberman
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $87.1M

Top Cast

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Dave Douglas

Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

Rebecca Douglas

Zena Grey

Zena Grey

Carly Douglas

Spencer Breslin

Spencer Breslin

Josh Douglas

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Ken Hollister

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Dr. Kozak

Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard

Justin Forrester

Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

Trey

Bess Wohl

Bess Wohl

Dr. Gwen Lichtman

Jarrad Paul

Jarrad Paul

Larry

Themes & Keywords

daughterhusband wife relationshipworkaholicparent child relationshipdnatransformationanimal rightslawyerdogfamilyturns into animal

About The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog is a comedy, family film released in 2006 exploring themes of daughter, husband wife relationship, workaholic, parent child relationship, dna, transformation. Directed by Brian Robbins, it stars Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Zena Grey. 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.

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