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A TAIL WAGGING STORY
In 1959 Walt Disney pictures gave us a very funny
man's best friend story. IN THIS VERSION OF "The Shaggy Dog" then
teen idol Tommy Kirk, a Disney staple, starred as Wilby Daniels, a
young boy who turns into a sheep dog after being cursed by an
ancient amulet. I had the pleasure of meeting Tommy Kirk a few years
ago and he talked about the fun he had making this film. Now here
we are in 2006 and there is a remake of "The Shaggy Dog" starring
TIM ALLEN ( "The Santa Clause 1& 2). And Mr. Allen also had his
share of fun making this film,and it shows. The good times and fun
will rub off on you. In this version, Tim Allen plays D. A. Dave
Douglas who is bitten by a by an acient shaggy dog from Tibbet. The
dog (played by a lovable shaggy dog named Coal and five others,
including a mechanical dog, steals the show.. The dog bite has a
very strange effect on the D. A. He turns into a shaggy dog. This
helps him to understand why his teenage daughter (ZENA GREY) is
picketing a research lab that is using animals for testing. As he
begins to act more like a dog, in many very funny scenes, he is
dismissed by his boss, Ken Hollister (DANNY GLOVER). Playing the
villian, Dr. Kozak, is ROBERT DOWNEY JR., one of my favorite
actors. KRISTIN DAVIS (H.B.O's "Sex and the City" plays the D.
A.'s very confused wife. The laugh provoking scenes are many. It's
a roar when Tim, as a human takes on the canine ways, such as
chasing a cat, getting sniffed by dogs on an elevater, or lapping
up his morning cereal .When he is trapped in a cage in the lab as a
dog, but escapes as a man taking all the animals with him is
classic. Wait until you see these animals who have been the subject
of testing gone wrong. You will split your sides. All this is
done in good taste for the animal lovers out there, of which I am
one. Take the family, you will all have a grand time. SEE YA AT
THE MOVIES CLYDE
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Clyde Ayles
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