Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

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Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Dr. Dolittle Million Dollar Mutts DVD Cover.jpeg
Official DVD cover
Directed by Alex Zamm
Written byDaniel Altiere
Steven Altiere
Produced by John Davis
Brian Manis
Starring Kyla Pratt
Judge Reinhold
CinematographyBert Dunk
Edited byMarshall Havey
Music byChris Hajian
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (also known as Dr. Dolittle 5) is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Alex Zamm and starring Kyla Pratt and Norm Macdonald. It was released on May 19, 2009, and like its predecessor, Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008), was a direct-to-DVD release.

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It is the fifth and final film in the Dr. Dolittle film series, before the 2020 reboot and is the final Dr. Dolittle film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, and the third film in the series not to feature Eddie Murphy as Doctor Dolittle or Raven-Symoné as Charisse Dolittle, though they are mentioned in the film. Pratt and MacDonald are the only cast members to appear in all five films.

Plot

Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) thinks she doesn't have to spend 7 years in college to be a vet because she can talk to animals. While taking a walk with Lucky (voiced by Norm MacDonald), she helps a cat on a tree by talking to it. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco (Tegan Moss), a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a male. Soon, Maya and Tiffany began creating their own show, The Animal Talkers. Maya also meets Brandon Booker (Brandon Jay McLaren) who is her love interest. Maya soon finds out the show isn't about helping animals and goes back home to study being a vet. She also finds out Brandon is at her school too. Meanwhile, Monkey (voiced by Phil Proctor) is out in L.A. searching for his big break but quits because he wants to help Maya.

Cast

Voice cast

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References

  1. Tyner, Adam (June 21, 2009). "Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (Blu-ray)". DVDTalk.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2017.