Doogal (2006)

A talking dog and his friends fight to stop an evil wizard.

Directors:

Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval

Writers:

Paul Bassett (screenplay), Martine Danot (characters)

Stars:

Jon Stewart, Judi Dench, Daniel Tay

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Daniel Tay	...	Doogal (voice)
Jimmy Fallon	...	Dylan (voice)
Christian M Garland	...	Storyboard Artist
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

Storyline

This is the story of Doogal (Daniel Tay), an adorable candy-loving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world. Doogal must prevent the evil sorcerer Zeebad (Jon Stewart) from freezing the Earth forever with the power of the three mysterious legendary diamonds. Joining Doogal on his big quest are pals Dylan (Jimmy Fallon), a guitar-playing rabbit, Ermintrude (Whoopi Goldberg), an opera-singing cow, and Brian (William H. Macy), a bashful snail. Hopping on a magic train, they travel over ice-capped mountains, navigate fiery pits of lava, and sail across vast oceans on the perilous journey of a lifetime. Along the way, they learn that the most powerful weapon of all is their friendship, which even Zeebad's magic cannot destroy.

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Plot Keywords:

animal character name as title | one word title | magic | diamond | sorcerer | 

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Taglines:

Things are about to get hairy.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Three to five minutes of footage from Dougal (2005) was cut out of the movie, including a dream sequence.

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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.

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Connections

References Pimp My Ride (2004)

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Soundtracks

Sugar, Sugar
Composed by Andy Kim and Jeff Barry
Performed by The Archies (uncredited)
Courtesy of SAN JAUN MUSIC

User Reviews

Was a big waste of time

After coming fresh off of a pretty good movie with Hoodwinked, something fell totally apart when it came to this movie. This is the first movie in a LONG time where I was constantly checking my watch to see if it was almost over. And at a short 85 minutes, that is pretty sad.

Let me say a couple good things about the movie. The pre-movie cartoon was really funny. The animation kept the cute, and simplistic CGI style found in Hoodwinked.

Unfortunately, there was a lot of bad parts to the movie. The thing that bothered me the most were the number of puns and pop references. I think it is good when they are used, but they went overboard. They didn't always even fit in with the situation. I would have to say, they were almost forced. Then the references would be above most of the 'target' audience. Another problem is that I don't care much for 'fart' jokes. Unfortunately, about the only time I really heard any laughter from the kids in the audience was when a flatulent character was on screen. Even the story was pretty weak.

It was a shame considering that this movie had such a great cast. But I would have to recommend avoiding this movie unless there is absolutely nothing left to watch that you can take a kid to.

Details

Country:

USA UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doogal

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,605,899, 26 February 2006

Gross USA:

$7,438,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$27,450,189

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company, Pathé, UK Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 77 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1