Doogal Movie Review 2005

Animated kiddie adventure. Doogal the dog frees evil sorcerer Zeebad (Stewart) by mistake, and now the canine and his gang--a sassy cow (Goldberg), geeky snail (Macy), hippy bunny (Fallon), kind-hearted magician (McKellen), and a little girl (Minogue)--must keep the imp from making the world a big ball of ice. Compared with the inventive and beloved British TV show from the 1960s, the disappointment of this outing overpowers all the big-name celebrity voices involved.

Distribution

Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment, 345 Hudson St., 13th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Fax: (917)368-7058

Available on DVD
Running time 80 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Comic Adventure, Family Comedy, King of Beasts (Dogs), Adapted from Television, Adapted from a Cartoon, Great Britain, Magic

Screenplay

Paul Bassett Davies, Stephane Sanoussi, Raoff Sanoussi

Cinematography

Tad Safran

Director

Frank Passingham, Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval

Music

Mark Thomas

Other

Tom Baker, Jim Broadbent, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, Bill Nighy, Ray Winstone, Lee Evans, Robbie Williams, James Mather, Mathieu Morfin

Producer

Laurent Rodon, Pascal Rodon, Claude Gorsky, Pathe, U.K. Film Council, Pathe Renn, France 2 Cinema, Canal Plus, Pathe, Miramax