American Edit
In 2006, the film was released in the US as "Doogal" and was produced by The Weinstein Company. In the North American version of the film, where audiences are unfamiliar with the series, the majority of original British voices have been dubbed over by celebrities more familiar to the American public, such as Jon Stewart, Whoopi Goldburg, Bill Hader and Chevy Chase. Only two original voices remained - those of Kylie Minogue and Ian McKellen. The US version also featured narration by Judi Dench, so audiences can get caught up with with characters and events in the film, and also Butch Hartman wrote a new storyline made to accommodate multiple pop culture references (mostly references to Lord of the Rings) and flatulence jokes (neither of which were present in the original release).
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