Product Details

• Actors: Kristen Wilson, Tara Wilson, Kyla Pratt, Walker Howard, John Amos
• Directors: Rich Thorne
• Writers: Hugh Lofting, Nina Colman
• Producers: Brian Manis, Connie Dolphin, John Davis
• Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EHSV6E
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,613 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Doctor Dolittle 3" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt, One on One) takes center stage in this tweener-oriented sequel to the fur-friendly entertainments. While Eddie Murphy and much of the original gang have moved on, his on-screen daughter talks to the animals and works at a veterinarian clinic--just like dear old dad--when not attending school. Naturally, the animals talk back, like the family pooch and a mischievous monkey--who tends to materialize at the most inopportune times--from the first installments. So some things haven't changed. On the other hand, the 17-year-old's primary concerns are popularity, putting together the perfect look, and bagging a boyfriend. It won't be easy. The other kids think she's a freak because of that animal thing, and the chatty creatures keep getting her in trouble with her parents. Her mom, Lisa (Kristen Wilson, who returns to the fold), sends Maya to a dude ranch to straighten her out, but the animals won't leave the "weirdo" alone. (The ranch is run by John Amos of Good Times fame.) Eventually she finds a way to put her Dolittle skill to good use and returns home a heroine. Fast-paced, if forgettable, this straight-to-DVD movie is manufactured to appeal more to the That's So Raven and Lizzy McGuire set than to fans of the original duo (let alone the British musical with Rex Harrison). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) just wants to be a normal teenager, but there's one small problem?She's inherited her father's uncanny ability to talk to animals! Her special talent keeps landing her in the doghouse with her parents, and it's driving her friends completely ape!

At a summer dude ranch, Maya tries to hide her unique ability so she can fit in, but when her friends are in trouble, she comes to the rescue as only a Doolittle can--enlisting the aid of the ranch's uproarious and outrageous talking animals! This hilarious third installment of the wildly popular Dr. Dolittle series is more family fun than a barrel of talking monkeys?and lots easier to clean up after!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeds expectations!, May 15, 2006

By	CEagle2003 "Tim" - See all my reviews

Are you an Eddie Murphy fan? If the answer is no, than let me ask you why on Earth were you watching the "Doctor Dolittle" series? Maybe it was because of a younger Raven-Symone from Disney Channel's "That's So Raven" and "The Cheetah Girls". Well, here is the downside to "Doctor Dolittle 3," Raven-Symone and, more importantly, Eddie Murphy are gone. So, naturally, the father and sister of Kyla Pratt's character are not shown in this movie. However, the voice of "Lucky" the dog is the same and the mother is the same actress. Now, how about the plot? Any good considering Kyla Pratt now has to "talk" to animals? You better believe it. I think that Kyla did an outstanding, above expectations job. When I put this DVD in and began watching it, I thought I was going to be disappointed (mainly because Eddie Murphy is gone). All I have to say is, the story line is great. You can see that the director made a very good effort with this movie considering (s)he had no Eddie Murphy and no Raven-Symone. The director did not cast someone else to play Mr. Dolittle nor someone else to play Raven-Symone's character. This movie puts the spotlight on Kyla Pratt, so to Ms. Pratt, you rock! Oh, one last thing, in the bonus features, Ms. Pratt tells you about how the "Dr. Dolittle" movies affected her life. You gotta check this movie out, literally! Go ahead and "talk to the animals!"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty awful, June 26, 2007

By	Matthew Brooks "ma_brooks" (Hoover, AL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

So often a series sits on its laurels and continues to crank out episodes and the audience continues to see them because they are not terrible. Then, inevitably, the makers vomit something out with the same name, it's atrocious, and they take the viewers' money on the half effort and that's the end of it. Doctor Dolittle 3 is therefore the end.

There was no point in making this. It lacks eddie murphy (they have him on the phone talking to his wife, but one cannot even hear his voice). Unlike the first two which were at least somewhat funny in a very goofy way (worth watching if you're dying to kill an evening), this was a sleep-fest--literally. About 25 min in I was in an epic battle with my eyelids, pulling out all the stops to stay awake and avoid the wrath of my wife. Alas, the eyelids won (don't they always?).

The characters on this are silly, the plot...oh, I don't know why I'll bother anymore; The movie is just bad, I'd recommend skipping it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars its better then i was told , November 28, 2006

By	Jonathan M. Bolan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like the dd3 alot i was told it wasn't good but i had to complete my collection, even though eddie murphy is not in it doesn't mean its bad or that its based on maya the youngest. I think that it gives a new twist on the movie.