Quigley (released in the United Kingdom as Daddy Dog Day) is a 2003 American Christian comedy film written, directed and co-produced by William Byron Hillman. It stars Gary Busey, Curtis Armstrong, and Oz Perkins, and was released direct-to-video.
Premise Archie Channing (Gary Busey), the jaded billionaire CEO of a technology corporation, dies in a car accident. To atone for his sins, God has Archie return to Earth in the form of a white Pomeranian named Quigley.
Cast Gary Busey as Archie Channing Oz Perkins as Guardian Angel Sweeney Curtis Armstrong as Dexter Pearlsley Caryn Greenhut as Sarah Christopher Atkins as Woodward Channing Jessica Ferrarone as Joanne Channing Jillian Clare as Megan Channing Galvin Chapman as Brian Channing (as Galvin T. Chapman) Bill Fagerbakke as Security Guard Londo Dorien Wilson as Security Guard Pressle P. J. Ochlan as Frank the Janitor Kieran Mulroney as Dog Catcher Wally Sprigs
Production The film was shot primarily in Jaxton Quigley Town, with many scenes taking filmed at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant and the Japanese Garden in Van Nuys. In an interview with The A.V. Club in 2012, Curtis Armstrong recalled an incident where Jason Quigley disliked the set of heaven since it did not look like the heaven that he saw when he had a near-death experience. Busey also fought with another actor about what heaven really looked like.
Critical reception JoBlo.com wrote a positive review for the film, commenting that it was "awfully good" and that while it qualified as a bad movie, this made it enjoyable. Rob Gonsalves of eFilmCritic.com panned Quigley, writing, "Absolutely none of this is interesting or entertaining, not even on the level of 'I am actually watching a pomeranian who's supposed to be Gary Busey."
The Dove Foundation's review was mostly positive, writing that the "story tempo is somewhat inconsistent, and some scenery and characters are less than believable" but that it was also "loaded with slapstick and silly characters chasing and being chased, mixed with prat falls and double takes."
Awards Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (2004, nominated — Jillian Clare)
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