The Magic Roundabout (film)

The Magic Roundabout
British theatrical release poster
French	Pollux – Le manège enchanté
Directed by	Jean Duval Frank Passingham Dave Borthwick
Screenplay by	Paul Bassett Davies Tad Safran[a] Raolf Sanoussi[b] Stephane Sanoussi[b]
Based on	Characters by Serge Danot Martine Danot
Produced by	Laurent Rodon Pascal Rodon Claude Gorsky
Starring	Tom Baker Jim Broadbent Lee Evans Joanna Lumley Ian McKellen Kylie Minogue Bill Nighy Robbie Williams Ray Winstone
Edited by	Mathieu Morfin
Music by	Mark Thomas
Production companies	Action Synthese UK Film Council Pathé Renn Productions Pricel France 2 Cinéma Canal+ Les Films Action SPZ Entertainment bolexbrothers limited
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release dates	2 February 2005 (2005-02-02) (France) 11 February 2005 (2005-02-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France
Languages	English French
Budget	$20 million[1]
Box office	$26.7 million[2]

The Magic Roundabout (also known as Sprung! The Magic Roundabout; French: Pollux – Le manège enchanté) is a 2005 animated adventure fantasy comedy film based on the television series of the same name.^[3] Unlike the show, which was presented with stop-motion animation, the film utilizes computer-generated animation. The story sees a group of unlikely heroes who go on a quest to stop a reawakened villain, who intends on freezing the world, from retrieving a set of powerful diamonds.

It was released in France with a French dub on 2 February 2005, and an English-language version was released two weeks later in the United Kingdom on 11 February. In the United States, the film was released as Doogal on 24 February 2006 with a new English cast, dub, and script. Only Ian McKellen's performance was retained, while Kylie Minogue redubbed her role from the UK release. Whilst the UK and French dub received mixed reviews, the US dub received overwhelmingly negative reviews.

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