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About
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!
Theatrical
Jun 26, 1998
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 3, 1999
Box Office
$294.5M
Budget
$71.0M
Return
4.1x
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment
Cast
Full credits →E
Eddie Murphy
Dr. John Dolittle
O
Ossie Davis
Archer Dolittle
O
Oliver Platt
Dr. Mark Weller
P
Peter Boyle
Calloway
R
Richard Schiff
Dr. Gene Reiss
K
Kristen Wilson
Lisa
J
Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Fish
K
Kyla Pratt
Maya
R
Raven-Symoné
Charisse
C
Chris Rock
Rodney (voice)
J
Jenna Elfman
Owl (Voice)
E
Erik Dellums
Jeremy
J
June Christopher
Diane
C
Cherie Franklin
Mrs. Parkus
N
Norm Macdonald
Lucky (voice)
A
Albert Brooks
Tiger (voice)
R
Reni Santoni
Rat #1 (Voice)
J
John Leguizamo
Rat #2 (Voice)
S
Steven Gilborn
Dr. Litvack
J
Julie Kavner
Female Pigeon (voice)
Dr. Dolittle Collection
Dr. Dolittle is a family comedy film about a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals.
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Quotes
See all →Misunderstandings Among Friends
Baby Alligator
Mama?
Rodney
Mama? I'm not your mama.
Baby Alligator
Mama?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing Uniqueness in Family Perspectives
Maya
Can I tell you a secret?
Archer
Yeah, sure.
Maya
When Mommy told me what happened to Daddy, I wasn't afraid, I was happy because I believed that he could talk to animals. I want Dad to be weird, just like me. Is that wrong?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
