[.ca] The Walt Disney Pictures Presents: The Shaggy D.A.

From Amazon.com:
In this sequel to The Shaggy Dog, Wilby Daniels (Dean Jones) has grown up and married Suzanne Pleshette, and has a young son. When the family comes home to find the house cleaned out by "movers"--who Daniels knows are protected by the corrupt District Attorney John Slade (Keenan Wynn)--he decides to run against Slade in the next election. Meanwhile, hoodlums connected to the same crime syndicate get hold of the mystical ring that turns poor Daniels (via mid-'70s special effects) into Elwood, the dog owned by the local ice-cream vendor (Tim Conway). Lots of chase scenes, a little roller derby action, and some cherry pie throwing complicate both Daniels's bid for office and his quest to remain a human being. Kids will enjoy the last half of this 91-minute movie the most as Daniels spends most of the time in his dog persona and because his son becomes part of the plot to undo the bad guys. This G-rated feature is safe for all ages, but kids probably won't sit through it until age 4 or 5. --Kimberly Heinrichs

When Disney Was Great - More Extras Please!:
With Dean, Jones, Keenan Wynn, Michael McGreevey and Tim Conway you can't go wrong with these incredible character actors. This is when Disney was great! As far as i'm concerned Disney died after The Rescuers (1978,1979). Wilby Daniels tries to recover the stolen Borgia ring that transforms him into a dog as he's running for District Atty. Don't miss Conways hilarious scene in the Warehouse with the Security Guard..."the sannifran in the rectafrazzins condensing" One of my top four fav's from the once-great, no longer palatable Disney Company.

The Shaggy Dog, The Shaggy D.A.:
I agree that these entertaining movies for children are great. However, when one of these movies comes out everyone wants to own an Old English Sheepdog. This is a HIGH maintenence breed, stubborn and NEED a great deal of training. They can be head strong and because they are a herding breed are NOT good around very young children. They view the children as sheep that are to be herded and contained. Children do get knocked down and hurt. Before you entertain the thought of getting one of these dogs reseach the breed and make sure you know what you are getting into as many a cute puppy are given up to rescue groups because they nip and require a tremendous amount of work on the owners part. The little 10 week old puppy can grow to weigh well over 100 lbs. I work with an Old English Sheepdog Rescue and the last thing we need is more abandoned sheepdogs and puppy mill puppies. I hope that Disney will encourage adoption at the end of their remake of this movie coming out in 2005.

The Shaggy DA:
The better sequel to the Shaggy dog, "The Shaggy DA" with an all star Disney cast is one of Disney's great comedies of the 70's. Released in 1976, and starring Dean Jones, Suzzanne Pleshette, Tim Conway and Keenan Wynn, this movie provides enjoyment of all ages. Wilby Daniels (Dean Jones), decides to oppose District Attorney John Slade (Keenan Wynn) for the next elections, aiming to clean up the city and destroy organised crime. Knowing that Slade has connections in organized crime, and the fact that his house had been robbed twice, Daniels pursues popularity in a strong election campaign, with his wife (Suzanne Pleshette)giving him great support. The borja ring, after being kept in the local musuem, had been stolen, and the thieves with no knowledge of it's mystic powers, sell it. After a round of hands possess the ring, it finally ends up in Slades possession, and after a series of embarrassements in which Daniels is transformed into a shaggy dog, Slade realizes that he can use the ring to blackmail Daniels out of the elections. Daniels pursues slade with ice cream vendor (Tim Conway) (the real shaggy dog owner) and Daniels son. The ring is finally returned to its rightfull owners and Slade is removed from office, making Wilby Daniels the District Attorney. This 91 min movie, rated G is a great laugh and provides the whole family with entertainment. Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette have worked together in another Disney favourite, "Blackbeard's Ghost" 1969, and Dean Jones has starred in many Disney favourites, such as race car driver Jim Douglas in "Herbie - The Love Bug" 1969, "Herbie goes to montie Carlo" 1977. Other Disney films include Monkeys Go home, and Million dollar duck, and again teamed up with Suzanne Pleshette. Dean Jones seemed to work well with Suzanne Pleshette as well as Don Knotts in many Disney all time favourite movies. Tim Conway worked with Don Knotts in "The Apple Dumpling gang," and "The Apple Dumpling gang rides again." Harry Morgan and Bill Bixby also starred in the original apple dumpling gang, and Harry Morgan (MASH) appeared in the sequel. Keenan Wynn appeared in many Disney movies such as "Herbie rides again" in which he played Alonzo Hawke. All other movies such as the ones above are highly recommended for the whole family, and other Disney movies such as "Hot lead and cold feet," and "Herbie goes bananas." Hire or purchase "The Shaggy DA" to judge for yourself and for a great time of Disney entertainment. Eric Von Schnit

I fell asleep watching it, both as a kid and now...:
This movie is the slowest and most boring Disney film I ever saw. The story is stupid, the casting doesn't work, and it shows how bad Disney are at live action films.

A Little Corny but Really Cute!:
I never saw the first movie The Shaggy Dog starring Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello but being a child of the 70's I grew up watching the live-action Disney movies that came out in the theaters in the 70's and I fondly recall going to see this 1976 sequel with my friends when I was about 11 years old and enjoying it and about a year ago while changing the channels I came across this movie on TV and watched it again after all those years and while it can be said that it's a little corny and the special effects can be a little cheesy I think it's a really cute movie that both children and their parents can enjoy and the slapstick humor is fun to watch and Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette and the rest of the actors were very good and I'm glad it's coming out on DVD and I hope it will include a widescreen version and not just pan and scan! I also will have to try and see if I can rent the Tommy Kirk Shaggy Dog movie since I have never seen it.