
The Shaggy Dog(2006)
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.


“"I was a Teen-age boy!"”
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Fred MacMurray
Wilson Daniels

Jean Hagen
Freeda Daniels

Tommy Kirk
Wilby Daniels

Annette Funicello
Allison D'Allessio

Tim Considine
Buzz Miller

Kevin Corcoran
Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels

Cecil Kellaway
Professor Plumcutt

Alexander Scourby
Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Roberta Shore
Franceska Andrassy

James Westerfield
Officer Hanson
The Shaggy Dog is a comedy, family, fantasy film released in 1959 exploring themes of magic, black and white, dog, turns into animal, sheep dog. Directed by Charles Barton, it stars Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk. Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....
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