The Return of the Shaggy Dog

"A magic ring's spell turns our hero, Wilby, into a shaggy dog, much to his consternation!"

1987 1h 27m EN

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★4.2TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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The Return of the Shaggy Dog is a 1987 two-part television movie midquel to the 1959 feature film, The Shaggy Dog, set before the events of The Shaggy D.A..

“A magic ring's spell turns our hero, Wilby, into a shaggy dog, much to his consternation!”

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Cast

Gary Kroeger
Wilby Daniels
Todd Waring
Montgomery ' Mochie' Daniels
Cindy Morgan
Laura Wells
K Callan
Betty's Mom
Michele Little
Betty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Gillard
Writers: Diane Wilk, Paul Haggis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Gary Kroeger and Todd Waring and Cindy Morgan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A magic ring's spell turns our hero, Wilby, into a shaggy dog, much to his consternation!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Gillard directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Shaggy Dog Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Gary Kroeger and Todd Waring and Cindy Morgan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A magic ring's spell turns our hero, Wilby, into a shaggy dog, much to his consternation!".
7IMDB entry: tt0093852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Return of the Shaggy Dog (1987)

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.