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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. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better ...
- Doctor, naturalist
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Dr. Dolittle franchise consists of American feature-length family films, based on the book series written by Hugh Lofting, Doctor Dolittle. Like their source material, the plot of each respective film follows the titular characters' adventures given their abilities to communicate with animals. The series consists of the original fantasy ...
CharacterFilms(doctor Dolittle)Films(dr. Dolittle)Eddie Murphy Dari Gerard Smith Y Raymond ...Eddie MurphyLisa DolittleDr. Maya DolittleCharisse Dolittle- ~$730,971,580, (total of 6 films)
- United States
- ~$353,500,000, (total of 7 films)
- 1967-2020
Dolittle. (film) 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. Dolittle is based on the title character created by Hugh Lofting and is primarily inspired by the author's ...
- $175–192.4 million
- Danny Elfman
- January 17, 2020 (United States)
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Jan 17, 2020 · Dolittle: Directed by Stephen Gaghan. With Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent. 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.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Stephen Gaghan
- 2020-01-17
- Barry (Ralph Fiennes) In comparison to previous sinister roles, such as Lord Voldemort or Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List, Barry may be one of the more lighthearted villains Academy Award-nominee Ralph Fiennes has played.
- Betsy (Selena Gomez) Easily the tallest of Robert Downey Jr.’ s onscreen animal friends, Betsy is a giraffe voiced by former Disney Channel star and current pop star, Selena Gomez.
- Chee-Chee (Rami Malek) You have heard of the Cowardly Lion - now, meet the Cowardly Gorilla. Oscar-winner Rami Malek, who will also appear as James Bond’s next villain in No Time to Die, goes from portraying a larger than life rock star in Bohemian Rhapsody to a larger than life jungle beast in Dolittle.
- Dab-Dab (Octavia Spencer) Octavia Spencer, the titular antagonist of last year’s thriller Ma, plays an absent-minded duck named Dab-Dab in Dolittle. This is the third time the Oscar-winning actress has voiced an animal, after playing a snake in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters and an otter in Zootopia, and her second voice role in 2020, along with playing the Manticore in Pixar’s upcoming fantasy Onward.
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. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world. Doctor ...
Dr. Dolittle was indeed happy and loved. But then his beloved wife, Lily, a dynamic adventurer herself, died while off on a sea journey. And in the moment he learned of her passing, everything changed in the good man’s life. Dolittle blamed himself for not trying to keep Lily from the dangerous journey.
