***The Shaggy Dog*** is a 2006 American science fantasy family comedy film. 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 film 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
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* 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
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### 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
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The soundtrack to *The Shaggy Dog* was released on March 14, 2006. The entire score is by Alan Menken.

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

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

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

Other websites
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* Official website
* *The Shaggy Dog* on IMDb
* *The Shaggy Dog* at AllMovie
* *The Shaggy Dog* at Box Office Mojo Edit this at Wikidata
* *The Shaggy Dog* at Rotten Tomatoes

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