A dory is a boat - more precisely, a small fishing boat. Where I am from in NY, they also use them for ocean rescue...the Dory Rescue Squad.
OK. I am going to offer a bit of a different take on the movie. I saw it on Friday, opening night. While I do agree it was a very good movie, I found it a bit disturbing too.
What is it about Disney flicks that they have to shock you right from the start and get you all depressed? The beginning of the movie bothered me. I won't go into details, for those that haven't seen it. Then, I can't say I was all too thrilled with the deformed fin, and the short term memory issues (see it to find out who has what).
There were a lot of funny parts, but a lot of disturbing parts as well. I found myself actually feeling guilty for having an aquarium. That bugged me.
Just my opinion, and please don't get me wrong. As a whole, I liked it. So, as Jacques (I suppose my favorite too) says..."I will try to resist" any more negativity about it....heh heh...