Doctor Dolittle (1998)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writers (WGA):

Hugh Lofting (stories)
Nat Mauldin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

He doesn't just talk to the animals!

Plot:

A Doctor finds out that he can understand what animals are saying. And the animals find out that he understands.

Plot Keywords:

Animal | Dog | Doctor | Tiger | Talking To Animals

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	3:00 AM	WGNAMER
Sat. July 25	8:00 PM	WGNAMER

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Dr. John Dolittle
Ossie Davis	...	Archer Dolittle
Oliver Platt	...	Dr. Mark Weller
Peter Boyle	...	Calloway
Richard Schiff	...	Dr. Gene 'Geno' Reiss
Kristen Wilson	...	Lisa Dolittle
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Dr. Fish
Kyla Pratt	...	Maya Dolittle
Raven-Symoné	...	Charisse Dolittle
Steven Gilborn	...	Dr. Sam Litvack
Erik Dellums	...	Jeremy (as Erik Todd Dellums)
June Christopher	...	Diane
Cherie Franklin	...	Mrs. Parkus
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Intern
Don Calfa	...	Patient at Hammersmith

Also Known As:

Dr. Dolittle (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35966) | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:6 | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Norway:7 (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Aquatic Park, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The ending scene with the hatching alligator egg is reminiscent of the hatching velociraptor in Jurassic Park (1993), as even one of the animals admits. Jurassic Park featured Richard Attenborough, who also appeared in the original Doctor Dolittle (1967).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When John and Gene are operating on the tiger, the pulse is the same as a normal adult human. A tiger's heart beats much more slowly.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lucky: [narrating] You know, they say the great thing about being a kid is, it's so easy to pretend. You can have a conversation with your dog or a baseball or a banana. Well, what if wasn't pretend? What if you could have a conversation. I mean, not with a baseball or a banana - that's ridiculous, but - but with your dog?

Movie Connections:

References Steel (1997)

Soundtrack:

I Got You (I Feel Good)

animals steal the show

eddie murphy is incredibly funny again. the animals are funnier still. infact the whole thing is so believable and has the magical quality that makes a kids' movie so endearign.

so why the low rating? cos its so very crude!!! too crude for a kids & family movie. even when u laugh, u feel guilty about it, esp. when kids are around.

heres a good story gone bad, sadly part 2 is worse. would have been a brilliant movie in the hands of disney.

maybe disney should be given the monopoly on kids' movies on a platter. or maybe along with dreamworks, theyve been real good too, so far :) 20th century fox should stick catering to adults.

an average 5