Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998

After a fender bender, Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) gets back his childhood ability to converse with animals. But the gift turns out to be a mixed blessing when the good doctor finds himself besieged by boozing monkeys, injured owls and depressed lions who need his special assistance. When Dolittle's strange behavior catches the attention of his wife, Lisa (Kristen Wilson), he winds up in a mental institution. Luckily, he has some animal friends to help him out of his hairy situation.

He doesn't just talk to the animals!

JBscale
42
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Family
Length
1 hr. 25 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 26, 1998
US Box Office
$144,156,605 (#454 of 7074)
Global Office
$294,456,605 (#539 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Crude Humor, Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
March 22, 2011
Acquired Date
December 5, 2017
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
December 5, 2017

Actors

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Kristen Wilson
Kristen Wilson
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
Kyla Pratt
Kyla Pratt
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné
Steven Gilborn
Steven Gilborn
Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Chris Rock
Chris Rock
Reni Santoni
Reni Santoni
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
Julie Kavner
Julie Kavner
Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray
Phil Proctor
Phil Proctor
Jenna Elfman
Jenna Elfman
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens

Directors

Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas

Producers

John Davis
John Davis
David T. Friendly
David T. Friendly
Joseph Singer
Joseph Singer

Writers

Nat Mauldin
Nat Mauldin
Larry Levin
Larry Levin

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
29%
Tomatometer
21 votes
RT Stale
57%
Popcornmeter
833 votes
METASCORE
46
20 votes
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
104,105 votes

Tags

  1. Dr. Dolittle
  2. Family

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media