{"id":5911,"date":"2008-10-07T19:22:59","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T02:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5911"},"modified":"2021-01-27T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:02:46","slug":"shaggy-dog-the-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5911","title":{"rendered":"Shaggy Dog, The (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be ridiculous &#8212; my son isn&#8217;t any werewolf! He&#8217;s just a big, baggy, stupid looking, shaggy dog!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Poster-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Poster-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Poster-93x128.jpg 93w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe teenage son (Tommy Kirk) of a dog-hating postman (Fred MacMurray) accidentally recites an ancient charm which turns him intermittently into a shaggy dog; while in dog form, he learns about the presence of spies across the street, and enlists the help of his younger brother (Kevin Corcoran) to foil their plans.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cecil Kellaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Jean Hagen Films<\/li>\n<li>Small Town America<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Talking Animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRecently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0393735\/\">remade with Tim Allen<\/a>, this immensely popular Disney live-action film broke box office records the year it was released (beating even <em>Ben-Hur<\/em>), and generated a sequel twenty years later (1979&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0075200\/\"><em>The Shaggy D.A.<\/em><\/a>). While Fred MacMurray is surprisingly annoying in the central adult role (his performance is both one-note and overly broad):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-MacMurray.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>both Kirk and Corcoran are decent as his two sons, with Corcoran in particular showing evidence of kid star talent. The film&#8217;s two central subplots &#8212; Kirk&#8217;s rivalry with his best friend (Tim Considine) for the affections of two neighborhood girls (Annette Funicello and Roberta Shore), and the discovery of a neighborhood Cold War spy ring &#8212; are silly but ultimately innocuous; with that said, the movie as a whole is far from must-see viewing for all film fanatics, and will be a tedious bore for many. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Corcoran as Wilby&#8217;s dog-loving younger brother, Moochie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Corcoran2.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several amusing Wilby-as-Dog sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Shaggy-Dog-Mirror.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but film fanatics may be curious to check it out simply for its historical popularity. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053271\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9A05E3DB1038EF3BBC4851DFB5668382649EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/shaggy-dog-1959.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/25095\/the-shaggy-dog#articles-reviews?articleId=184261\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatedisney.com\/shaggy.html\">Ultimate Disney Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be ridiculous &#8212; my son isn&#8217;t any werewolf! He&#8217;s just a big, baggy, stupid looking, shaggy dog!&#8221; Synopsis: The teenage son (Tommy Kirk) of a dog-hating postman (Fred MacMurray) accidentally recites an ancient charm which turns him intermittently into a shaggy dog; while in dog form, he learns about the presence of spies across the street, and enlists the help of his younger brother (Kevin Corcoran) to foil their plans. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cecil Kellaway Films Fantasy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5911\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5911"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66327,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911\/revisions\/66327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}