The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (823 ratings)

Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions' house director, cobbled together his 19th family film for the organization with this slapstick sequel to the Disney comedy The Shaggy Dog (produced 17 years after the fact). Dean Jones plays Wilby Daniels, a lawyer running against the villainous John Slade… More

G, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By
Robert Stevenson
Written By
Don Tait
Genres
Comedy, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Dec 17, 1976 Wide
On DVD
Mar 7, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Joly Herman, Common Sense Media

    Dad turns into a dog in this vintage Disney movie.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Wearisome and derivative.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Sequel dog time with leashed laughs.

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    It's a goofy story, and it's far from a brilliant movie, but The Shaggy D.A. is a fun romp for a family to watch.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lafe F


    I remember this movie being BIG with us school kids in pre-Star Wars 1976, but it wasn't anything great. I doubt kids care much about the world of public offices and just want to see the dumb doggie effects; but Dean Jones made a big ugly mutt. Now forgotten.

  • Anthony V


    Amusing Disney fun.

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