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Wikipedia article






'Dr. Dolittle 3' is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film. It stars Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya.

Starring alongside Pratt are Kristen Wilson as Lisa Dolittle and Norm Macdonald as the voice of Lucky the Dog. This is the third film in the 'Dr. Dolittle' series, and the first film not to feature Eddie Murphy as Doctor Dolittle, or Raven-Symon as Charisse Dolittle, although they are mentioned in the film.

Plot



Maya (Kyla Pratt) has evolved considerably from the first film. Though she was formerly an antisocial individual who was more interested in her science projects, Maya has transformed into the typical teenager. Like her sister Charisse, she inherits their father John's capacity for communicating with animals (she is a part-time veterinary assistant), her life has changed drastically on all fronts. She often ends up in trouble with her parents, while her friends think she has gone insane.

With John away on business, Maya's mother Lisa (Kristen Wilson) sends her and her dog Lucky (voice of Norm MacDonald) to a dude ranch named "Durango", so she can find herself. The ranch is owned by Jud (John Amos), and his son Bo (Walker Howard). While at the ranch, Maya, who desperately tried to keep it under wraps so as not to arouse suspicion, uses her talent to "talk to the animals" in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring dude ranch.

Maya is at first reluctant to reveal her ability to others, fearing rejection from her friends, but eventually does so. With her help, the Durango ranch enters a rodeo competition with a $50,000 award, and wins it. Also, she shares her first kiss with Bo and finally wins his heart.

Cast



* Kyla Pratt as Maya Dolittle

* Kristen Wilson as Lisa Dolittle

* Walker Howard as Bo Jones

* John Amos as Jud Jones

* Luciana Carro as Brooklyn Webster

* Tommy Snider as Clayton Taylor

* Calum Worthy as Tyler

* John Novak as Walter

* Chelan Simmons as Vivica

* Ecstasia Sanders as Tammy

* James Kirk as Peter

* Gary Jones as Principal

* Carly McKillip as Tammy's Friend

* Emily Tennant as Party Kid

* Alistair Abell as Honkey Tonk Announcer

* Peter Kelamis as Rodeo Announcer

* Louis Chirillo as Bus Driver

Voice cast

* Norm Macdonald as Lucky

* Danny Bonaduce as Ranch Steer

* Gary Busey as Butch

* Ryan McDonell as Skip

* Tara Wilson as Kiki

* Chenier Hundal as Chip

* Paulo Costanzo as Cogburn the Rooster

* Chris Edgerly as Diamond the Horse, LP the Horse, Pig, Rattlesnake

* Eli Gabay as Rodeo Bull, Rodeo Steer

* Vanessa Marshall as Tan Hen, White Hen

* Mark Moseley as Harry the Hawk, Patches the Horse, Ranch Steer, Rodeo Longhorns, Silver the Horse

* Jenna von O as Gracie

Releases



This film was released direct-to-video in 2006; on April 25 for Region 1 and May 1 for Region 2.

This film was released on Disney Plus on January 15, 2021.

Reception



Critical response

Although a relative success in DVD sales, the film was not well received by critics.

Of the three reviews given at Rotten Tomatoes, two were very negative: one critic, Scott Weinberg, said "Cheap-looking, atrociously written, and delivered with all the energy of a breach-birth bovine, 'Dr. Dolittle 3' is all kinds of terrible." David Cornelius of 'eFilmCritic.com' described the film as "not so much poorly made as it is lazy and cheap." Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media said of film: "Positive messages throughout tween-friendly animal comedy."

References




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