October 11, 2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild is a 2005 animated adventure comedy film directed by Audu Paden, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It was released on DVD and VHS on February 21, 2006. It is the third and final installment in the Stuart Little trilogy.
In the film, Stuart and his family spend their summer vacation in a cabin near Lake Garland. During the vacation, Stuart befriends a smooth-talking anthropomorphic skunk named Reeko, and a mysterious beast takes the family cat Snowbell, causing Stuart’s mission to save him. Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie reprise their roles as Stuart Little, Eleanor Little and Frederick Little, while Snowbell, George and Monty are now voiced by Kevin Schon, Corey Padnos and Rino Romano (replacing Nathan Lane, Jonathan Lipnicki and Steve Zahn who previously portrayed and voiced them in the live-action films.)
Unlike its predecessors, Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild is fully computer animated. It is also the only film in the series to not have a theatrical release, instead being released direct to video. Unlike the first two films, Call of the Wild received mixed reviews.
Storyline
Stuart and his family leave the comfort of Manhattan to go on a camping trip near Lake Garland. When they get there, Stuart meets Reeko, a skunk who is generally disliked by the forest animals and is on a mission to give food to "The Beast", a cougar who terrorizes the animals of the forest every night.
While hiking with their dad, Stuart and George stumble upon and join the "Lake Scouts" with Frederick watching over them. George excels at scouting while also developing a crush on a fellow Scout named Brooke, but Stuart has trouble keeping up due to his small stature. Down on his luck with the Scouts and Troopmaster Bickle looking down upon him, Stuart makes a deal with Reeko for him to learn the ways of the forest. After some training and being invited to dinner with Stuart’s family, Reeko ultimately befriends Stuart. But after deciding the food given to him isn't enough, Reeko tricks Snowbell into entering the forest and gets captured by The Beast. Soon after finding out Reeko was behind Snowbell's disappearance, Stuart goes off into the wilderness to save Snowbell.
Not long after, Eleanor finds out Stuart is missing and rallies a search party with Frederick and the scouts. Meanwhile, Stuart successfully rescues Snowbell and attempts to trick The Beast into falling into a trap covered with sticks and leaves. Upon noticing the trap failing and before Stuart is eaten, Reeko shows up with a group of forest animals who initially didn't like him; the forest animals help out Stuart and Reeko, working together to get Snowbell. The Beast is defeated and then taken away to a zoo by the humans.
Stuart earns a gold kerchief from Troopmaster Bickle. As Stuart’s family is packing up to leave, Reeko apologizes for his behavior and tells Stuart that he was wrong to betray him. As the film ends, Stuart says farewell to Reeko and the Littles head back home to Manhattan.
Also See
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (TV Spots)
- Stuart Little (1999)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Movie Trailer
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (Trailers)
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Slowly PE144001
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140401
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - BRAKE SKID, TIRE 02 (1st skid)
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - COOING 01
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - COOING 02