Dolittle (2020)

A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.

Director:

Stephen Gaghan

Writers:

Stephen Gaghan (screenplay by), Dan Gregor (screenplay by)

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Dr. John Dolittle
Antonio Banderas	...	King Rassouli
Michael Sheen	...	Dr. Blair Müdfly
Jim Broadbent	...	Lord Thomas Badgley
Jessie Buckley	...	Queen Victoria
Harry Collett	...	Tommy Stubbins
Emma Thompson	...	Poly (voice)
Rami Malek	...	Chee-Chee (voice)
John Cena	...	Yoshi (voice)
Kumail Nanjiani	...	Plimpton (voice)
Octavia Spencer	...	Dab-Dab (voice)
Tom Holland	...	Jip (voice)
Craig Robinson	...	Kevin (voice)
Ralph Fiennes	...	Barry (voice)
Selena Gomez	...	Betsy (voice)

Storyline

After his wife's death, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey, Jr.) decided to hide from the world with his beloved animals. But he has to take a journey to a mysterious island to find a healing tree, which is the only medicine that can help the dying Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) in Buckingham Palace.

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Plot Keywords:

woke | live action cgi hybrid | ship | voyage | victorian england | 

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Taglines:

He's just not a people person.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some action, rude humor and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rami Malek and Michael Sheen appeared in the Twilight film franchise.

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Goofs

When going to see the Queen, the animals and Rose claim they are going to Buckingham Palace. Yet, they arrive to Blenheim Palace, which is not only not a royal palace, but also not remotely similar in either location or architecture to Buckingham Palace.

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Quotes

Poly: Sit down, John.
Dr. John Dolittle: Don't embarrass me in front of my crew.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are set in a gallery of paintings/portraits of Dolittle and his crew.

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Connections

Remake of Doctor Dolittle (1998)

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Soundtracks

Original
Written by Sia (as Sia Furler), Jesse Shatkin and Sean Douglas
Performed by Sia
Produced by Jesse Shatkin
Sia appears courtesy of Monkey Puzzle Music

User Reviews

Adventure

Solid family adventure movie and have multiple funny moments. Story is quite predictable, at least not boring. Main cast is every kind of well animated animals.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA China UK Japan

Language:

English French

Release Date:

17 January 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,844,045, 19 January 2020

Gross USA:

$77,047,065

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$245,229,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Dentsu, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1