The Shaggy Dog (1994 film)

The Shaggy Dog
Based on	The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten Screenplay by Bill Walsh & Lillie Hayward
Written by	Tim Doyle
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Starring	Scott Weinger Ed Begley Jr. Sharon Lawrence Jon Polito James Cromwell Jeremy Sisto Les Mayfield
Music by	Denis M. Hannigan
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Scott Immergut Les Mayfield George Zaloom
Producer(s)	Joseph B. Wallenstein
Cinematography	Russ T. Alsobrook
Editor(s)	Jeff Gourson
Running time	96 minutes
Production company(s)	Walt Disney Television
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 12, 1994
Chronology
Followed by	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Shaggy Dog is a 1994 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film and a remake of the 1959 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on November 12, 1994 as part of The Wonderful World of Disney. ^[1] It is the first in a series of four remakes of classic Disney films produced for broadcast on ABC during the 1994–95 television season.

Plot

Preteen Moochie Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Ron, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the shabby sheep dog of neighbor Charlie Mulvihill who secretly trained his pet to help him steal jewels. Mooch's big brother Wilbert 'Wilby' is smart, shy and a promising inventor, but hopelessly clumsy when it comes to girls, and is jealous of his slick mate Trey who has no problems. Desperate Wilby cast a spell on himself (he accidentally got from dad's museum of curiosities), which magically turns him into Bundles and back at uncontrollable times. This is how he also knows that the diamond on loan in his father's museum is Charlie's next target, but who would believe his story?

Cast

• Scott Weinger as Wilbert "Wilby" Daniels
• Jordan Warkol as Moochie Daniels
• Ed Begley Jr. as Ron Daniels
• Sharon Lawrence as Beth Daniels
• Jon Polito as Detective Al
• James Cromwell as Charlie "the robber" Mulvihill
• Jeremy Sisto as Trey Miller
• Sarah Lassez as Francesca
• Natasha Gregson Wagner as Allison
• Bobby Slayton as Coach Evans
• Rick Ducommun as Officer Kelly
• David Pasquesi as Officer Hanson

See also

• The Shaggy Dog, the original 1959 theatrical film
• The Shaggy D.A., the 1976 theatrical sequel
• The Return of the Shaggy Dog, the 1987 television sequel
• The Shaggy Dog, the 2006 Disney remake of the 1959 film
• Felix Salten, the author of The Hound of Florence, the source material for the 1959 film

References

1. November 10, 1994 edition of Daily Variety

External links

• The Shaggy Dog at the Internet Movie Database