The Shaggy Dog (2006 movie)

***The Shaggy Dog*** is a 2006 American science fantasy family comedy movie. It is directed by Brian Robbins. It is written by Geoff Rodkey, Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley. It is a remake of the 1959 live-action movie of the same name by Charles Barton and loosely based on the 1923 novel *The Hound of Florence,* produced by Felix Salten. The original film had a character named Wilby Daniels transforming into an Old English Sheepdog after putting on a magic ring. Whereas the remake presents a character named Dave Douglas transforming into a Bearded Collie after getting bitten by a sacred dog. It stars Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Spencer Breslin, Jane Curtin, Zena Grey and Philip Baker Hall.

*The Shaggy Dog* released on March 10, 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and it grossed $87 million against its $50 million budget, which become a box office flop.

## Cast 
 
*Tim Allen as David "Dave" Douglas/The Shaggy Dog
*Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Kozak
*Kristin Davis as Rebecca Douglas
*Danny Glover as Kenneth "Ken" Hollister
*Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Lance Strictland 
*Zena Grey as Carly Douglas
*Spencer Breslin as Joshua "Josh" Douglas
*Bess Wohl as Dr. Gwen Lichtman
*Jordyn Colemon as Tracy 
*Jarrad Paul as Larry
*Jane Curtin as Judge Claire Whittaker
*Rhea Seehorn as Lori
*Shawn Pyfrom as Trey
*Cole as Khyi Yang Po/The Shaggy Dog
*Martin Sru as Bin Bag
*Joel Moore as a dog pound employee
*Crystal the Monkey as Monkey
*Jane Hajduk as a news reporter
*Adam Hicks as a quarterback

## Reception 
### Box office 
*The Shaggy Dog* grossed $61.1 million in the United States and Canada and $26 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $87.1 million, against its budget of $60 million.

In its opening weekend the film made $16.3 million, finishing second at the box office behind *Failure to Launch* ($24.4 million).

### Critical response 
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 26% which is based on 105 reviews. It is an average rating of 4.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "This Disney retread has neither inspiration nor originality, but may please moviegoers under the age of ten." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 43 out of 100 which is based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

*Variety* Chief Film Critic Justin Chang noted: "its occasional lump-in-the-throat moments are almost effortlessly achieved, thanks to strong work from [Kristin] Davis and Spencer Breslin in particular."

## Soundtrack 
The soundtrack to *The Shaggy Dog* was released on March 14, 2006. The entire score is by Alan Menken.

# "Big Dog" - 3:38
# "Man's Best Friend" - 3:06
# "Atomic Dog" - 4:43
# "Every Dog Has Its Day" - 2:52
# "Somethin' About You" - 3:18
# "Woof! There It Is" - 3:02
# "It's A Dog" - 2:40
# "Tibet" - 2:33
# "First Signs" - 3:00
# "Transformation" - 4:04
# "Magic Lab" - 2:19
# "Breaking Through" - 2:50
# "Kozak Gets A Tail" - 2:34
# "Meditation" - 1:06
# "Escaping the Lab" - 4:42
# "To The Rescue" - 4:54
# "Family Time" - 1:20

## Home media 
The film was released on DVD on August 1, 2006.

## Related pages 
* *The Shaggy Dog*, the original 1959 theatrical film
* *Nine Lives*, a 2016 family comedy film with a similar premise

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