The Shaggy Dog (1994 film)

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The Shaggy Dog
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Genre
Based on
Teleplay by
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Starring
Music byDenis M. Hannigan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer
ProducerJoseph B. Wallenstein
CinematographyRuss T. Alsobrook
Editor Jeff Gourson
Running time96 minutes
Production company
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseNovember 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)

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 that premiered on November 12, 1994 as an ABC Family Movie. [1] It is the first in a series of four remakes of Disney live-action films produced for broadcast on ABC during the 1994–95 television season, the other three being The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes , Escape to Witch Mountain , and Freaky Friday . [2]

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Plot

Preteen Martin "Moochie" Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Ron, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the Old English Sheepdog of New neighbor Charlie Mulvihill & his niece Francesca, who secretly trained his pet to help him steal jewels. Mooch's big brother Wilbur "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 transform him into Bundles the Shaggy Dog. He would have back and forward transformations at uncontrollable times. This is how he also knows that the diamond on loan in his father's museum is Charlie's next target.

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References

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