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

1 win & 1 nomination.

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:

live action cgi hybrid | ship | voyage | queen victoria | veterinarian | 

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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

Robert Downey, Jr. and Tom Holland appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

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Goofs

One of the Queen's royal guard mentions talking to ladybugs. In England, these insects are called ladybirds.

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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

There is a very short scene in the closing credits: Mudfly tries to talk with bats, but they attack him instead.

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Connections

Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Robert Downey Jr./Emma Thompson/Hugh Laurie/Terry Gilliam/Sara Bareilles (2020)

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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

I don't understand the hate this is getting!

I was worried going into this that it would be awful based on early reviews. It turned out to be a delightful, humorous family movie with CGI that would put most films to shame. Yes, there are cheesy over-the-top jokes. Yes, a lot of it is silly. Yes, the plot is simple. It's a movie for children! Robert Downey Jr was charming, Michael Sheen was every bit that classic mustache-twirling villain, and Antonio Banderas surprised me with his performance! The child actors were impressive and believable, and the voice acting was cute and probably the funniest part of the movie. Again, let me say- this is a movie intended for children that can be enjoyed by adults who aren't expecting a drama of the year. Let your inner kid out and see a movie for fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

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:

$245,249,531

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Dentsu, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1