ComedyFamily

The Shaggy Dog

- 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.

Release Date : 2006-03-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesMandeville FilmsBoxing Cat Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dave Douglas

Original Name : Tim Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rebecca Douglas

Original Name : Kristin Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ken Hollister

Original Name : Danny Glover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Josh Douglas

Original Name : Spencer Breslin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Kozak

Original Name : Robert Downey Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carly Douglas

Original Name : Zena Grey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Justin Forrester

Original Name : Joshua Leonard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Claire Whittaker

Original Name : Jane Curtin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Justin Forrester's Attorney

Original Name : Annabelle Gurwitch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Jarrad Paul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Gwen Lichtman

Original Name : Bess Wohl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lance Strictland

Original Name : Philip Baker Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trey

Original Name : Shawn Pyfrom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pound Employee

Original Name : Joel David Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Kevin Cooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baxter

Original Name : Craig Kilborn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janey

Original Name : Jeanette Brox

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lori

Original Name : Rhea Seehorn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Koji Kataoka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leader

Original Name : Casey Sander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Football Coach

Original Name : Mark Robert Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pound Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Heiman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Mic Rodgers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Animal Control Officer

Original Name : Eric Winzenried

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quarterback

Original Name : Adam Hicks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Obnoxious Player #1

Original Name : Michael Tyler Henry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protest Leader

Original Name : Chris Weaver

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

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.