Doogal (2004)
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8% of critics liked it
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26% of users liked it
(91,132 ratings)
A plucky little girl and her dog join their magical pals to save the world in the computer-animated comedy-adventure for the whole family. The Enchanted Village is a happy place ruled by the good-natured wizard Zebedee where young Florence and her dog, Doogal, come to play with their friends,… More A plucky little girl and her dog join their magical pals to save the world in the computer-animated comedy-adventure for the whole family. The Enchanted Village is a happy place ruled by the good-natured wizard Zebedee where young Florence and her dog, Doogal, come to play with their friends, including opera-singing cow Ermintrude, beatnik rabbit Dylan, and Brian the Snail, a sloppy sort who has a crush on Ermintrude. However, life in the Enchanted Village takes a turn for the worse when Zebedee's evil brother, Zeebad, arrives, freezing the town under a layer of ice and bringing the magic merry-go-round to a halt. Zeebad is searching for three magical jewels that will give him the power to freeze the whole world and rule the Earth, but Zebedee is able to thaw out himself, Florence, and her friends, and they join forces aboard the Magic Train in a bid to stop the villain before it's too late. Doogal is based on The Magic Roundabout, a children's television series from the 1960s in which a handful of wooden stop-motion figures enjoyed whimsical adventures; produced in France, the program enjoyed massive popularity in Great Britain, where actor Eric Thompson provided narration, voiced all the characters, and invented new stories to fit the action. (The film was also called The Magic Roundabout for its U.K. release.) In the film's British release, Kylie Minogue provided the voice of Florence, Ian McKellen voiced Zebedee, Robbie Williams spoke for Doogal, Joanna Lumley read Ermintrude, Bill Nighy voiced Dylan, and Jim Broadbent contributed the voice of Brian. Several characters were given new voices for the film's American release, with Whoopi Goldberg taking over as Ermintrude, William H. Macy as Brian, Jimmy Fallon as Dylan, and Jon Stewart as Zeebad. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval
- Written By
- Paul Bassett Davis
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
G,
- In Theaters
- Feb 24, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Weinstein Company
Critic Reviews
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Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
The slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent detract from the visual appeal of the most energetic sequences (like a raucous train chase) and what's left of Danot's designs.
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Christy Lemire, Associated Press
The laziest, most disheartening kind of animated children's film.
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Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Where is it written that 4-year-olds don't deserve a good story, decent characters, and a modicum of coherence?
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Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a movie that scrounges so desperately for laughs, it features both a flatulent moose and a flatulent train.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's easily the worst kid's movie since Spy Kids 3-D, a confusing blur of a magical quest based on an ancient British stop-motion animation TV show.
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Cast
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Tom Baker
as ZeeBad (UK)
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Jon Stewart
as Zeebad (US)
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Daniel Tay
as Doogal (US)
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Robbie Williams
as Dougal (UK)
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Jimmy Fallon
as Dylan (US)
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Bill Nighy
as Dylan (UK)
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William H. Macy
as Brian (US)
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Jim Broadbent
as Brian (UK)
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Whoopi Goldberg
as Ermintrude (US)
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Joanna Lumley
as Ermintrude (UK)
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Ian McKellen
as Zebedee (UK)
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Kylie Minogue
as Florence (UK)
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Ray Winstone
as Soldier Sam (UK)
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Bill Hader
as Soldier Sam (US)
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Lee Evans
as Train (UK)
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Chevy Chase
as Train (US)
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Judi Dench
as Narrator
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Kevin Smith
as Moose
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Cory Edwards
as (Voice)
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John Krasinski
as (Voice)
