Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) (V)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Rich Thorne

Writers (WGA):

Nina Colman (written by)
Hugh Lofting (stories)

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Like Father, Like Daughter!

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Talking Animal | Ranch | Party | Horse Riding

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Docteur Dolittle 3 (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #42305) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-3 | Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Greece:K

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Trivia:

The poster for Dr. Doolittle 3 was strongly considered for a theatrical release at one point. Some theaters still have the the movie poster on display in their lobbies, such as the Holiday Cinemas 10 in Meriden Connecticut.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs True Grit (1969)

Soundtrack:

Souljah

They really didn't need Murphy. What they DID need was a good script writer!

I have to say that I did not hate this movie. I can understand the 3. rating here at IMDb, but I cannot understand the poor reviews.

Kyla Pratt is awesome in this work! She is really coming into her own, AND she can sing like a bird.

The script is where the fault lies. You have a bunch of kids who must save a ranch, which is going out of business. This vehicle is so overused it has become cliché, and it sure did feel old, musty, and stale, in spite of Kyla Pratt and her stellar performance.

Some have suggested that they needed Murphy back for this installment to make it work. I say Murphy isn't necessary in ANY of his later films. What they needed was a good screenwriter, and producers who knew better than to approve a bucket of schlock as this.

It could have been great.

It rates a 4.4/10 from...

the Fiend :.