Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

Dolittle must save a forest and a bear's life.

Director:

Steve Carr

Writers:

Hugh Lofting (Doctor Dolittle stories), Larry Levin

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Cedric the Entertainer, Kristen Wilson

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Dr. John Dolittle
Kristen Wilson	...	Lisa Dolittle
Raven-Symoné	...	Charisse Dolittle
Kyla Pratt	...	Maya Dolittle
Lil' Zane	...	Eric
Denise Dowse	...	Secretary
James Avery	...	Eldon (as James L. Avery)
Elayn J. Taylor	...	Eldon's Wife
Andy Richter	...	Eugene Wilson
Kevin Pollak	...	Riley / Alligator
Victor Raider-Wexler	...	Judge B. Duff
Jeffrey Jones	...	Joe Potter
Mark Griffin	...	Logger / Nature Show Narrator
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Animal Control Officer / Dog / Animal Groupie #3 / Forest Animal (voice) (as Ken Campbell)
Anne Stedman	...	Woman

Storyline

Dr. John Dolittle the beloved doctor is back, but this time around he plays cupid to bumbling circus bear Archie as he's so smitten by a Pacific Western bear female, Ava. Dr. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. But with the aid of his mangy, madcap animal friends, Dr. Dolittle must teach Archie the ways of true romance in time to save his species and his home before their habit is gone. So John held a meeting for every animal in the forest to not give up without a fight no matter what kind of animal expression they have and everyone agrees to do it and save their home.

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Plot Keywords:

second part | california | sequel | veterinarian | sequel to remake | 

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Taglines:

The doctor is in again.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and crude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the Doc presents the dilemma, he strolls with the Zookeeper who is holding a baby orangutan in his arms. They pause by the giraffe exhibit and the young giraffe whispers a secret to the Doc. The giraffe was a seven week old baby named Leonard and the orangutan was a two year old named Bam Bam. Both were only allowed to be on set for a short time and some of the filming was done against a blue screen. The zoo location was actually the old zoo at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA.

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Goofs

When Doctor Dolittle is visiting Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's TV set in Australia, the animal is presented as an alligator (which it is) but there are only crocodiles in Australia. To add insult to injury, the alligator has an Australian accent.

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Quotes

Archie: [while running to get in shape] Oh yeah! Feel the burn! Feel the burn! Feel the butt cramp! Wait! Rub my butt. Rub my butt. Get back here, rub my butt. Please rub my butt.

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Crazy Credits

for Ellie

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Connections

References The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

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Soundtracks

Take You Out
Written by Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly and John 'Jubu' Smith (as John Smith)
Performed by Luther Vandross
Courtesy of J Records

User Reviews

Pure fun!Eddie Murphy wins everyone over.

If you love eddie murphy, you will love this movie. Take it for what it is a very funny silly comedy. We laughed and laughed at the adult humor and the pure fun of it. To hell with the critics. If you want a good time for your money, go and see it. It is very very funny.

Details

Official Sites:

Fox

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

DR2

Filming Locations:

Alpine Lake, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,037,039, 24 June 2001

Gross USA:

$112,952,899

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$176,104,344

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1