Doug's 1st Movie is a 1999 animated film based on the Disney version of the Nickelodeon television series Doug. The film was directed by Maurice Joyce, and stars the regular television cast of Tom McHugh, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Constance Shulman, Frank Welker, Alice Playten, and Guy Hadley. It was produced by Jumbo Pictures and Buena Vista, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 26, 1999. In theaters, the Disney short "Opera Box" from the television series Mickey Mouse Works was featured before the film, the short featured Donald and Daisy Duck. Doug and Skeeter discover a... monster that lives in Lucky Duck Lake. At first they are scared of him, but they later on find him to be nice. But, the monster is proof that Bill Bluff is polluting the lake which created this monster. The Monster almost eats the book Moby Dick, but Skeeter stops him and says, "Stop! You almost ate Herman Melville", and the monster responded, so they name him Herman Melville. They show it to Mrs. Dink, who's the mayor. She tells Doug and Skeeter not to tell anyone about Herman and the polluted lake or else Mr. Bluff will kill the story. Mrs.
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| Release date: | March 26, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Maurice Joyce, Maurice Joyce |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 77 Minutes |
| Music by: | Mark Watters, Dan Sawyer |
| Screenplay by: | Ken Scarborough, Jim Jinkins |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Genre: | Children's, Animation, Comedy |