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!
Acting
Murphy's physical comedy sells talking to empty air
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI animal training that actually looks tactile
Writing
Sassy rodent one-liners that aged weirdly well
Director
Betty Thomas
Eddie Murphy
Dr. John Dolittle
Ossie Davis
Archer Dolittle
Oliver Platt
Dr. Mark Weller
Peter Boyle
Calloway
Richard Schiff
Dr. Gene Reiss
Kristen Wilson
Lisa
Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Fish
Kyla Pratt
Maya
Raven-Symoné
Charisse
Erik Dellums
Jeremy
June Christopher
Diane
Cherie Franklin
Mrs. Parkus
Norm Macdonald
Lucky (voice)
Chris Rock
Rodney (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The tiger scene used two real tigers and a complex animatronic head that frequently malfunctioned in the California heat.
This Murphy vehicle sparked a forgotten franchise including a 2001 sequel and multiple direct-to-video spinoffs with Kyla Pratt.
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