Doodles

***Doodles*** is a 1982 American live-action/animated fantasy comedy film produced by Paramount Cartoon Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. It is the 26th feature film produced by the studio, it is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in his screen directing debut, with animated sequences directed by Nancy Farwell. The film stars Pamelyn Ferdin, Louise English, Rob Paulsen, Dom DeLuise, Eddie Murphy, B.J. Ward, Yvette Mimieux, and Tim Curry. The film follows a young adult artist named Briana Tytla who gets help from a group of six doodles who come to life, but she can only see them and hear them. *Doodles* was the last Paramount animated film with Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg producing before they moved to its rival studio Walt Disney Productions. It's the first Paramount animated film to received a PG-rating in the United Sates.

The film was released into theatres on February 12, 1982, and it received positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice performances, soundtrack, writing, and humor. The film had earned $120 million financially, making it a critical and commercial success.

The film's success helped establish Paramount Cartoon Studios returning as a prime competitor to Disney in feature animation and paved the way for future animated movies from Paramount Animation, as well as future live-action/animated movies. A long-awaited sequel, titled *Doodles: Redrawn*, was released on March 11, 2022.

## Cast

* Pamelyn Ferdin as Briana Tytla
* Louise English as Susan Tytla

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### Voice cast

* Rob Paulsen as Yowzers
* Dom DeLuise as Rylan T. Tex
* Eddie Murphy as Hot Smooth
* B.J. Ward as Mother Clock
* Yvette Mimieux as Destiny
* Paul Williams as Dr. Primate
* Tim Curry as Lord Lower
* Mel Blanc, Frank Welker and Charles Nelson Reilly as Crawler, Liger and Ratty
* Olivia Newton-John as Stephanie Luck

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## Release

The film was released to theaters on February 12, 1982, by Paramount Pictures in the United States.

### Home media

The film was first released on VHS on April 1983, followed by three more re-releases in 1987, 1990 and 1996. It made its DVD debut in 1999. On June 4, 2002, Paramount Home Entertainment released it as a part of the "Paramount Animation Collection" line in a two-disc collection with many extra features including a documentary, *Behind the Draw: The Making of Doodles*; deleted scenes, the three *Doodles* shorts, *Rubble Tumble*, *Fun Fair Yowzers*, and *Forest Fools*; as well as a booklet and interactive games. The only short on the 2002 VHS release was *Rubble Tumble*.

On February 14, 2012, the film was released by Paramount Home Media Distribution on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack special edition for the film's 30th anniversary. The film was also digitally restored by Paramount for its 30th anniversary. Frame-by-frame digital restoration was done by Prasad Studios removing dirt, tears, scratches, and other defects.

Paramount released the film on Ultra HD Blu-ray on February 1, 2022, for the film's 40th anniversary.

## Transcripts

### Main

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### Trailers

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