Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild is a Direct-to-Video, All-CGI Cartoon movie that serves as a sequel to its two live-action predecessors in the Stuart Little trilogy. Most of the cast returned to voice their respective characters (Laurie, Davis and Fox) except for Nathan Lane (who was replaced by his Timon substitute, Kevin Schon), Steve Zahn (who voiced Monty, Snowbell's feral cat best friend) and Jonathan Lipnicki. It was released in 2005, three years after Stuart Little 2.

In this movie, Stuart and his family go for a camping trip. Stuart joins the scouts and makes good friends with Reeko the skunk (voiced by Wayne Brady), who like Margalo, works for a ferocious employer called The Beast (voiced by Virginia Madsen).

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The film provides examples of:

• Armor-Piercing Question: When Reeko is trying to talk Stuart out of attempting to save Snowbell, we have this exchange.

  Reeko: The Beast, she's heartless. She doesn't care about anyone but herself.
  Stuart: You two must have a lot in common, huh?

• Art-Shifted Sequel: The first two Stuart Little films were live-action productions. This one is al All-CGI Cartoon feature length.
• Big Bad: The Beast, a deadly Mountain Lion who forces Reeko to do her bidding, serves as the primary villain of the film.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Reeko the skunk starts out as self-centered and even tries to feed Snowbell to The Beast, but his friendship with Stuart ultimately causes him to change his ways.
• Literal-Minded:

  Mrs. Little: I don't know, Stuart. Something could happen to you.
  Stuart: But I want something to happen to me.

• Misplaced Wildlife: The Beast, which audiences assume to be a bear, is revealed to actually be a cougar. But the Stuart Little trilogy takes place in Eastern North America (specifically New York state), where cougars have long been wiped out.
• Samus Is a Girl: The cougar, who serves as the Big Bad, turns out to be female.
• Smelly Skunk: Reeko the Skunk is not only smelly, but is introduced as a Jerkass (though he improves his manners later on). His smelly trait is ultimately is used on the Beast in the end.
• Test Kiss: At the end of the film, Brooke kisses George on the cheek.
• Woodland Creatures: Stuart befriends a skunk named Reeko on a family camping trip, later teaming up with him and the other animals to stop a dreaded mountain lion.

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