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The shaggy dog - Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Junior, Brian Robbins

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Movie propaganda

Tim Allen transforms from family dad to family dog and back again in this fresh update of the Disney comedy classic, The shaggy dog. It all begins when workaholic Deputy District Attorney Dave Douglas takes on a case involving an animal laboratory - one that will take him away yet again from his wife and kids, who already yearn for his all-too-distracted attention. But when Dave is accidentally infected with a top-secret, genetic-mutation serum, everything he thought he knew about being himself and his family changes. Yet with his newly perked-up ears, and his front-row seat on the household carpet, Dave is able to gain a whole new perspective into his family's secrets and dreams. Now, he wants nothing more than to stop fetching and return to fathering - only first he'll have to stop the evil forces behind the serum... in an adventure that will bring the whole family together.

Based on The shaggy DA, a sequel to the original 1959 comedy starring Fred MacMurray.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film family comedy man dog mutant adventure remake

Persons of interest

Tim Allen .... Dave Douglas
Kristin Davis .... Rebecca Douglas
Zena Grey .... Carly Douglas
Spencer Breslin .... Joe Douglas
Shawn Pyfrom .... Trey
Jeanette Brox .... Janey
Kevin Cooney .... Doctor
Robert Downey Junior .... Marcus Kozak
Danny Glover .... DA Ken Hollister
Jarrad Paul .... Larry
Felix Salten .... Author: The hound of Florence
Jack Amiel .... Screenwriter
Judd Apatow .... Screenwriter
Michael Begler .... Screenwriter
Tim Allen .... Screenwriter
Tom Brady .... Screenwriter
Matthew Carroll .... Screenwriter
Gregory Poirier .... Screenwriter
Geoff Rodkey .... Screenwriter
Cormac Wibberley .... Screenwriter
Marianne Wibberley .... Screenwriter
Brian Robbins .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The shaggy dog official movie site
The shaggy dog film production notes
The shaggy dog QuickTime movie trailers

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Studios and distributors:

Disney * Touchstone Entertainment * Buena Vista International

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The shaggy dog is a mostly harmless remake of a mostly harmless film. Tim Allen wanders through each scene in a mostly harmless fashion (his acting gets better when he's in the dog suit) while the kids - Zena Grey and Spencer Breslin - are mostly harmless. Kristin Davis makes a mostly harmless wife who is much younger, fitter and prettier than her husband but she obviously can't cook because no-one eats her breakfasts.

There are many cheesy moments, some funny bits and the occasional hoot but this flick owes more to the 50s than to the 00s. Father does important work, mother does frilly design work, son and daughter go to school... all they need is a dog.... And since when was Tibet a part of China? Was it a slip of the tongue or does Tim Allen's dialogue have something to do with Disney wanting to sell their products in the People's Republic? Oy.

Take the kids to The shaggy dog these school holidays and everything will be fine. Noisy, but fine.