The Shaggy D.A.
“The Only Candidate with a Law Degree and a Pedigree!”
Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog catcher.
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Part of The Shaggy Dog Collection
3 films
Cast
24 people
Dean Jones
Wilby Daniels
Known for
Beethoven
The Love Bug
Suzanne Pleshette
Betty Daniels
Known for
The Birds
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Tim Conway
Tim
Known for
DreamWorks Dragons
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Keenan Wynn
John Slade
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Jo Anne Worley
Katrinka Muggelberg
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Pink Panther
Dick Van Patten
Raymond
Known for
Spaceballs
Westworld
Shane Sinutko
Brian Daniels
Also in
The Bourne Supremacy
Lassie: The New Beginning
Vic Tayback
Eddie Roschak
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Alice
John Myhers
Adm. Brenner
Known for
Willard
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Richard Bakalyan
Freddie
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Chinatown
Warren Berlinger
Dip
Known for
The Long Goodbye
Hero
Ronnie Schell
T.V. Director
Known for
Battle of the Planets
Rover Dangerfield
Robert Stevenson Director · Don Tait Screenplay Felix Salten Author
Worldwide gross $10M · United States release December 17, 1976 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,500,000
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 17, 1976
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 1976
Theatrical
Ireland
July 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
February 10, 1978 · Theatrical · Torino
March 2, 1978 · Theatrical · Milano
Japan
June 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 17, 1978 · Theatrical
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