The Shaggy D.A.

"The Only Candidate with a Law Degree and a Pedigree!"

1976 1h 31m EN

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5.8

MID

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50%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 88🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 3,837

ComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog catcher.

“The Only Candidate with a Law Degree and a Pedigree!”

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Cast

Dean Jones
Wilby Daniels
Suzanne Pleshette
Betty Daniels
Tim Conway
Tim
Keenan Wynn
John Slade
Jo Anne Worley
Katrinka Muggelberg
Dick Van Patten
Raymond
Shane Sinutko
Brian Daniels
Vic Tayback
Eddie Roschak

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Stevenson
Writers: Don Tait
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Shaggy Dog Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Stevenson, shot by Frank V. Phillips. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Buddy Baker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Bring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette and Tim Conway carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Only Candidate with a Law Degree and a Pedigree!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert Stevenson directs. Frank V. Phillips behind the camera. Buddy Baker scores. Bob Bring cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Shaggy Dog Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Robert Stevenson, shot by Frank V. Phillips. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Buddy Baker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bob Bring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette and Tim Conway carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Only Candidate with a Law Degree and a Pedigree!".
8IMDB entry: tt0075200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank V. Phillips
Original score: Buddy Baker
Editing: Bob Bring
Makeup / hair: La Rue Matheron
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 60/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 3,837 votes
MPAA: G

Part of

The Shaggy Dog Collection

The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story, The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. It was the first ever Walt Disney live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel in 1976 called The Shaggy D.A. which starred Dean Jones, Tim Conway, and Suzanne Pleshette. This was then followed by a 1987 television sequel, a 1994 television remake and a 2006 live-action theatrical remake.