The creepy Zotti
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The creepy Zotti |
| Original title | The Shaggy Dog |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Barton |
| script |
Lillie Hayward Bill Walsh novel based on by Felix Salten |
| production |
Bill Walsh Walt Disney |
| music | Paul J. Smith |
| camera | Edward Colman |
| cut | James Ballas |
| occupation | |
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The Eerie Zotti (Original title: The Shaggy Dog ) is an American fantasy film from 1959 by director Charles Barton and produced by Walt Disney .
action
14-year-old Wilby happens to find an antique ring in front of a museum. When he pronounces the Latin inscription on the ring, he suddenly turns into a dog. Panicked, he rushes to the museum to look for a way out with the omniscient Professor Plumcutt. In vain, trapped in the dog's body, Wilby goes through all kinds of things: He is hunted, hunted and hated.
Background and trivia
The plot of the film is loosely based on the book The Dog of Florence , the main changes being the time and place of the plot. Disney was not interested in a film about Austrian archdukes, courtesans, and servants in the 18th century; and replaced them with American families in the 1950s. Originally, the strip should act as a pilot for a television series; however, this was never produced.
In the late 1950s, the idea of a grown man turning into a monster was nothing new - but the idea of this process happening to a teenager was new. The horror film Death Has Black Claws , released in 1957, broke a taboo in this regard. The creepy Zotti refers to his successful “predecessor” with Fred MacMurray's dialogue: “Don't be silly - my son is not a werewolf! He's just a big, limp, stupid looking, shaggy dog! ” .
Director Charles Barton also directed the film Spin and Marty for The Mickey Mouse Club , among others . Screenwriter Lillie Hayward also worked on the Spin and Marty series, which features many of the same young actors from The Uncanny Zotti .
Disney's voice actor Paul Frees had a cameo in the film - for which he was not featured in the credits - as Dr. JW Galvin, a psychiatrist examining Wilby's father.
In Germany the film was released on October 20, 1959, in Austria 3 days later.
Sequels and remakes
Sequels
- The first sequel to the film is called Zotti, the original creature from 1976 with Dean Jones in the lead role.
- In 1987, a two-part television movie, The Return of Shaggy Dog , aired.
Remakes
- In 1994 came the remake Bundles - A dog to fall in love with , released as a television film by Dennis Dugan , with Scott Weinger in the lead role.
- In 2006 Disney released the film Shaggy Dog - Listen to Who's Barking with Tim Allen , starring for the first time as Dave Douglas.
reception
The film received a score of 67% from critics of the site on the Rotten Tomatoes website and 47% from viewers for a total of 5.8 / 10 points. The creepy Zotti is also one of the best films of 1959.
Web links
- The Shaggy Dog in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- UltimateDisney.com; DVD rating