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Dr. Dolittle
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5.7A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Dr. John Dolittle
- Ossie Davis as Archer Dolittle
- Oliver Platt as Dr. Mark Weller
- Peter Boyle as Calloway
- Richard Schiff as Dr. Gene Reiss
- Kristen Wilson as Lisa
Themes
- based on novel or book
- tiger
- san francisco, california
- veterinarian
- monkey
- dog
- talking to animals
- woman director
- father son relationship
- father daughter relationship
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Betty Thomas
- Screenplay by
- Larry Levin Nat Mauldin
- Based on
- Doctor Dolittle , by Hugh Lofting
- Produced by
- John Davis David T. Friendly Joseph M. Singer
- Starring
- Eddie Murphy Ossie Davis Oliver Platt
- Cinematography
- Russell Boyd
- Edited by
- Peter Teschner
- Music by
- Richard Gibbs
- Production companies
- Davis Entertainment Joseph M. Singer Entertainment Friendly Films Fox Family Films
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- June 26, 1998 ( 1998-06-26 )
- Running time
- 85 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $71.5 million
- Box office
- $294.4 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Dr. Dolittle 2
- Based on
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Director
- Betty Thomas
- Cast member
- Don Calfa
- Composer
- Richard Gibbs
- Producer
- David T. Friendly
- Cinematographer
- Russell Boyd
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 800313
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- View of San Francisco from Ina Coolbrith Park-01445.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 1998-10-01
- title
- Dr. Dolittle
- distributed by
- Disney+
- box office
- 294500000
- review score
- 46/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, written by Larry Levin and Nat Mauldin, and starring Eddie Murphy in the title role, along with Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt. The film is loosely based on the series of children's stories by Hugh Lofting.
Dr. Dolittle was released by 20th Century Fox on June 26, 1998. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $294.4 million against a $71.5 million budget.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dr. Dolittle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.