Doogal (2006)

Directors:

Dave Borthwick
Jean Duval
(more)

Writers:

Serge Danot (characters)
Serge Danot (creator)
(more)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Things are about to get hairy.

Plot:

This is the story of Doogal, an adorable candy-loving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world....

Plot Keywords:

Magic | Diamond | Friendship | Lava | Sorcerer

Cast

Daniel Tay	...	Doogal (voice)
Jimmy Fallon	...	Dylan (voice)
Jon Stewart	...	Zeebad (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Ermintrude (voice)
William H. Macy	...	Brian (voice)
Chevy Chase	...	Train (voice)
Judi Dench	...	Narrator (voice)
Kylie Minogue	...	Florence (voice)
Ian McKellen	...	Zebedee (voice)
Kevin Smith	...	Moose (voice)
Bill Hader	...	Soldier Sam (voice)
Cory Edwards	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John Krasinski	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heidi Brook Myers	...	Coral

Directed by
Dave Borthwick
Jean Duval
Frank Passingham

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Bassett		screenplay
Martine Danot		characters
Serge Danot		characters
Serge Danot		creator
Serge Danot		screenplay
Butch Hartman		screenplay adaptation
Tad Safran		screenplay
Raolf Sanoussi		screenplay
Stephane Sanoussi		screenplay

Produced by
Jake Eberts	....	executive producer
Karen Gehres	....	field producer
Claude Gorsky	....	associate producer
Claude Gorsky	....	producer
Butch Hartman	....	executive producer
Bruce Higham	....	associate producer
François Ivernel	....	executive producer
Matt Landon	....	executive producer (as Matthew Landon)
Andy Leighton	....	associate producer
Linda Marks	....	associate producer
Cameron McCracken	....	executive producer
Eric Robinson	....	executive producer
Laurent Rodon	....	producer
Pascal Rodon	....	producer
Jill Sinclair	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Thomas

Film Editing by
Mathieu Morfin

Production Management
Jeff Maynard	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Christian Garland	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen Baker Landers	....	supervising sound editor (as Karen M. Baker)
Bob Bowman	....	assistant sound editor
Eddie Bydalek	....	sound mix technician
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Dan Edelstein	....	supervising sound editor
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Marc Hayes	....	adr recordist
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr engineer
Dan Korintus	....	adr editor
Francis Ward Lindsay	....	foley designer
Craig Mann	....	sound mix technician
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Branka Mrkic	....	adr editor: US crew, post-production
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlos Sotolongo	....	adr mixer
Joseph Stracey	....	sound
Larry Winer	....	original dialogue mixer

Visual Effects by
François Chancrin	....	lead character animator
Graham D. Clark	....	technical director
Beatrice Desperrier	....	modeler
Benoît Gagné	....	animator
Noel Hocquet	....	animator
David Hubert	....	animator
Celine Velasco	....	modeling lighting artist

Animation Department
Frédéric Bonometti	....	animator
Sébastien Ebzant	....	animator
David Hubert	....	animation supervisor

Editorial Department
Saul Nachshen	....	assistant picture editor
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Nathaniel T. Cartier	....	music pre-mix
John M. Davis	....	composer: additional score
Jay Duerr	....	music editor
Ran Galor	....	assistant music editor
Danail Getz	....	composer: additional music
Angela Leus	....	soundtrack coordinator
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Michael Patti	....	composer: additional music
David G. Russell	....	composer: additional music
Samuel Sim	....	additional music production
Erica Weis	....	music editor

Other crew
Robert Bella	....	voice director (US version)
Beatrice Desperrier	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Jason Tyler	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• Pathé (presents) (as Pathé Pictures)
• UK Film Council (in association with)
• Les Films Action
• Bolex Brothers
• Canal+
• France 2 Cinéma
• Pathé Renn Productions
• Pricel

Distributors

• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Genius Products (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2007) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min | USA:78 min | Canada:77 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA | UK | France

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:G (certificate #42454) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Three to five minutes of footage from The Magic Roundabout was cut out of the film, including a dream sequence.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Zebedee is running from Zeebad and is caught]
Zeebad:So long Zebedee! Heh heh!
[Zebedee falls off a cliff]
Zebedee:Zeebad!
[... ]
Zebedee:Oh, only a bad dream.

Movie Connections:

References The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Soundtrack:

Watch her Move

An insult to the people behind The Magic Roundabout

Anyone who, like me, assumed this was a modern remake of The Magic Roundabout will be sorely mistaken. The Magic Roundabout was a charming little stop-motion animation from the 1970s that I have loved since childhood (even if the creators where obviously smoking something!).

This movie bears no resemblance to that original animation, apart from lifting the character names. The rest is frankly the worst children's animation I have ever seen. Even Jon Stewart cannot save this turkey (the only reason I even bothered watching it).

Avoid at all costs, it deserves to be in the bottom 100. Go buy a DVD of the original series instead!