Doug's 1st Movie

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Doug's 1st Movie

G

Released Mar 19, 1999

1h 17m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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Doug and his pal, Skeeter, befriend a creature created by toxins that were dumped into Lucky Duck Lake.

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Critics Consensus

Doug's 1st Movie may entertain very young fans of its main character, but essentially amounts to a forgettable feature-length episode of his show.

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Kathy Cano-Murillo

Arizona Republic

[It's] a cute little flick for kids that delivers an elementary message about doing the right thing.... Beyond that, it doesn't differ much from the weekly Disney series: thin story lines decorated with charismatic voices and silly one-liners.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 18, 2021

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Little more than a typical TV segment writ large for the mutiplexes.

May 20, 2008

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

These spin-offs remain animation on the cheap, and none yet -- straitjacketed by fidelity to its respective series -- has attained the density of image and kineticism of design of the art form's true originals.

Jun 24, 2006

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

Maybe it's because I don't watch many TV cartoons, but I found Doug's 1st Movie to be quite charming. The kids in the audience certainly loved it.

Rated: B-

Jul 13, 2023

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Doug saves a lake from a polluting monster.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2011

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Noe G

Doug’s first movie was an amazing, animated film based on a TV show I’ve ever seen and my rating is a 10/10 this is one way for Doug to have his own feature film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Stephen C

Unfunny in 1 hour and 17 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't like how much it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $19,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in international animation studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Laura C

Il film è solo Ok, ma niente di più. Di sicuro la serie di Nickelodeon è nettamente migliore, ma non mi è dispiaciuta la serie Disney. Il film seppur ha delle scene belle e de personaggi abbastanza caratterizzati la trama poteva essere riscritta e l'animazione risistemata. Non sono uno di quelli che lo avrà visto al cinema, ma guardandolo su Disney+ mi sono subito accorto che era palesemente un film direct-to-video per i disegni poco accurati. Del resto secondo me non è da buttare ma non è neanche un capolavoro.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Dino G

It's....decent, I guess. Looks like a TV show episode though. It could've worked as a two part special instead of a theatrical movie though though the plot is solid enough.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Luke R

This is literally the worst Disney movie of all existence! I hate the animation, especially when they use it for a movie! And the characters are idiotic, especially Doug!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Dale R

Based on the Disney version of the Nickelodeon television show Doug. The plot centers around Doug and Skeeter finding a lake monster and trying to keep it safe. I was a fan of the Nickelodeon version of this show and once Disney bought the animation company that created Doug, their version of the show was never quite the same. Including the absence of the amazing theme song! The characters and heart just aren’t there and it seems a hollow shell of what it used to be. This movie is forgettable and not worth your time, but check out the Nickelodeon television show!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Maurice Joyce

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Thomas McHugh

Doug Funnie

Fred Newman

Skeeter

Chris Phillips

Roger Klotz

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Synopsis

Doug and his pal, Skeeter, befriend a creature created by toxins that were dumped into Lucky Duck Lake.

Director: Maurice Joyce
Producer: Melanie Grisanti, Jim Jinkins, Jack Spillum, David Campbell
Screenwriter: Ken Scarborough
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.4M
Runtime: 1h 17m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Academy (1.33:1)

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