Doctor Dolittle

1998 "He doesn't just talk to the animals!"
5.4| 1h25m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 26 June 1998 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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A 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!

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Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
Wuchak Released in 1998 and directed by Betty Thomas, "Dr. Dolittle" is a family comedy starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor in San Francisco who re-encounters a curious talent he had as a child, the ability to understand the speech of animals. Kristen Wilson plays his wife while Oliver Platt and Richard Schiff are on hand as his colleagues. Peter Boyle plays a businessman who wants to buy their practice. With Eddie Murphy and talking animals, I expected "Dr. Dolittle" to be better than it is. It's okay; there are some fun moments, but it never rises above decent. Kids should like it though.The film runs 85 minutes and was shot in San Francisco, Busch Gardens and San Bernardino National Forest, California. GRADE: C+ or B- (5.5/10)
Miles Riley During his childhood, John Dolittle talks to animals. It seems that he can understand them, and they can understand him, but when his dad sees this, he thinks it's ridiculous. After John's dog is taken away, he is obviously not happy, and stops talking to animals for a long time. When he grows up, he becomes a physician, and has a wife and two daughters. It seems that Dr. Dolittle's communication with animals is long gone, but one night, after he nearly runs over a dog on the road, he hears it say something! Now, his childhood ability has come back, and soon, he finds many different types of creatures following him around! How will people be able to believe that he actually has this remarkable gift, and that it's not just a mental illness, as one would probably assume?! As you would probably expect, this movie has its fair share of lame jokes (such as a rat farting), and like you've probably already heard, the movie would overall appeal more to kids than anyone else. However, certainly not all of the gags are lame. During my most recent viewing, I wouldn't have been surprised if I had kept a straight face through the entire thing, but that's not what happened. I found no huge laughs in the film, but there were several times when I smiled and snickered. I also found that the story gets suspenseful to some degree towards the end. Eddie Murphy's performance is also a highlight. Some of the voice-overs for the animals are silly, maybe the majority of them, but this isn't much of a problem.
gcd70 This re-make of the 1967 musical has dropped the singing numbers for visual trickery, as 1998's "Dr Dolittle" cashes in on the fact that we can now have animals "talk" (see "Babe").The special effects crew (along with Jim Henson's workshop) and Betty Thomas don't do anything astounding with what is really a dated concept, so the film is nothing special. Taken as a light romp or one for the kids this pic works reasonably well though.Eddie Murphy does it in his usual irrepressible style, and he's ably supported by an array of voices including Gary Shandling, Ving Rhames, Jean Stapleton and John Leguizamo. Oh, if you've seen the preview, you've seen the funniest parts.Wednesday, July 8, 1998 - Hoyts Myer Centre Brisbane
samcracc I have seen this movie it was Hilarius and I love this movie. Lucky the dog is cute so does Rodney the Gennie pig. The tiger is very cool. Paul Rebuns (Pee Wee) The voice of the raccoon was interesting. My favorite part when Eddie Murphy as Dr. Dolittle leaves Rodney on the sand. Whats funny that the tiger was going to jump off the inside building. Whats sad that the tiger has sickness, double vision, and headaches. This story is about a Dr. who takes care of animals. In this part a lot of animals where in Dr. Dolittle. Hamilton Camp has a fantastic voice for the pig. Chris rocks voice of Rodney is Hilarius. You will love this movie Eddie Murphy is Hilarius as heck.