The Shaggy Dog (1959)

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

Disney

March 19, 1959

Children's, Comedy (tuned out before the "fantasy" part)

DVD
C-

I saw this a few times as a kid but never really warmed up to it like I did to the '70s sequel, The Shaggy D.A. (which I own on DVD).  Watching it today, I think it's that, one, none of the characters is particularly sympathetic, and two, it has a choppy feel.  Oh, and three, it needs more Annette.

This is based on Felix Salten's novel The Hound of Florence and directed by Charles Barton.

Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!

Disney

December 1, 1966

Historical Drama

DVD
C+

Long, uneven, but somewhat entertaining tale of a dedicated scoutmaster, with the un-Disney topics of alcoholism and infertility handled in the Disney manner.  Kurt Russell, in his first Mouse House movie, gives the best performance.  Note that part of the muddle of the movie is the way it handles a "feminist" speech.  This is based on MacKinlay Kantor's book God and My Country and directed by Norman Tokar, eleven years before Candleshoe.