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Doctor Dolittle (1998)

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He doesn't just talk to the animals!

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Betty Thomas
  • Profile picture of Eddie Murphy
    Dr. John Dolittle Eddie Murphy
  • Profile picture of Ossie Davis
    Archer Dolittle Ossie Davis
  • Profile picture of Oliver Platt
    Dr. Mark Weller Oliver Platt
  • Profile picture of Peter Boyle
    Calloway Peter Boyle
  • Profile picture of Richard Schiff
    Dr. Gene Reiss Richard Schiff
  • Profile picture of Kristen Wilson
    Lisa Kristen Wilson
  • Profile picture of Jeffrey Tambor
    Dr. Fish Jeffrey Tambor
  • Profile picture of Kyla Pratt
    Maya Kyla Pratt

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • tiger
  • san francisco, california
  • veterinarian
  • monkey
  • dog
  • talking to animals
  • woman director
  • father son relationship
  • father daughter relationship