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Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 The Story of Doctor Dolittle. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages.
- Doctor, naturalist
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
A remake of the classic novel about a doctor who can communicate with animals. Eddie Murphy stars as the title character, who faces challenges from his colleagues, his family and a circus tiger.
- Betty Thomas
- 29 sec
Jan 17, 2020 · A comedy adventure film based on the classic character of Dr. John Dolittle, who can talk to animals and embarks on a quest to find a healing tree for the Queen. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Stephen Gaghan
- 2020-01-17
Box office. $294.4 million [3] Dr. Dolittle (also written as Doctor 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 was based on the series of children's stories of the same name by ...
- June 26, 1998
Dolittle (also referred to as The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle) is a 2020 American fantasy adventure film directed by Stephen Gaghan from a screenplay by Gaghan, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand, based on a story by Thomas Shepherd.
- $175–192.4 million
- Danny Elfman
- January 17, 2020 (United States)
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Rex Harrison stars as the talking animal veterinarian who escapes from an asylum and sails to find the Great Pink Sea Snail. The film is based on Hugh Lofting's novel and won two Oscars, but has some goofs and omitted songs.
A musical adaptation of Hugh Lofting's children's books about a doctor who can talk to animals. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences, and was nominated for six Oscars but won none.
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- Kids & family, Musical
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