Dr. Dolittle 3 (Video 2006)

Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.

Director:

Rich Thorne

Writers:

Nina Colman, Hugh Lofting (stories)

Stars:

Kyla Pratt, Kristen Wilson, Walker Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kyla Pratt	...	Maya Dolittle
Kristen Wilson	...	Lisa Dolittle
Walker Howard	...	Bo Jones
John Amos	...	Jud Jones
Luciana Carro	...	Brooklyn Webster
Tommy Snider	...	Clayton
Calum Worthy	...	Tyler
Ryan McDonell	...	Skip
Chenier Hundal	...	Chip
Tara Wilson	...	Kiki
John Novak	...	Walter
Chelan Simmons	...	Vivica
Ecstasia Sanders	...	Tammy
O'Ryan	...	Carl (as O'Ryan Browner)
James Kirk	...	Peter

Storyline

Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | dog | bull riding | party | animal | 

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Taglines:

Like Father, Like Daughter!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude humor and language

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Docteur Dolittle 3

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, D3C Productions Ltd., Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally intended to be released theatrically. It was even advertised as being released to theaters, until it was changed to Direct to Video shortly before release.

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Connections

Followed by Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Souljah"
Written by Jez Colin and Denaine Jones
Performed by D.J and Jez

User Reviews

Maybe for the VERY young... everyone else should avoid

When I saw the first "Dr. Dolittle" movie (on free TV, naturally - there was no way I was going to pay to see it!), I thought that would be enough for me. I didn't see part 2. But when the opportunity to see this sequel came to me, I decided to take a chance, seeing that Eddie Murphy (an actor I can't stand) wasn't in it. (As well, I got a free opportunity to see this movie as well.)

For a made-for-DVD movie, the production values are pretty good. Not theatrically lavish, but the movie looked pretty good. The movie has some positive messages about being yourself, and the humor is not as crude as some other "family" movies (though there is the occasional questionable element, like one teen being socked in the crotch, and one animal saying he has the "runs".) That's about all I can say that's positive about this movie.

The characters (except maybe for the ranch boss and his son) aren't very likable (even the female heroine.) The movie is also stretched out noticeably - there's about enough story for an hour-long drama for TV (with commercials.) It doesn't help that the story is VERY predictable. There is also the problem I had with the first movie - if the animals are so smart to be able to communicate with the Dolittles, then why do they act like stupid animals with the other humans instead of doing what they think? (And why does no one notice their mouth movements when they are speaking to a Dolittle?)

I've seen plenty of worse made-for-DVD movies, but I was still seriously bored, and I think older viewers will feel the same. There must have been plenty of young fans of this movie, because as of this date, there have been TWO MORE sequels in this series sent to video stores! Kids might like these movies, but parents, you can surely expose them to better family movies than this!

P.S. - Gary Busey must have REALLY needed the money to have contributed to this movie!