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Doctor Dolittle
1998
Three features. In 'Doctor Dolittle', a remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, an animal doctor whose patients bark, squeal, and meow finds that he can suddenly understand his patients, which upsets the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco doctor who as a boy was looked upon strangely .. Read more
| Starring | Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Chris Rock |
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| Director | Betty Thomas |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Following the success of The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy completed his transformation from foul-mouthed, fast-talking comic to all-round family entertainer with this, the UK's second-highest grossing film in 1998 (after Titanic). Murphy plays a doctor whose life is turned upside down when his childhood gift — the ability to “talk with the animals” — returns. That's the cue for lots of juvenile gags from a host of guest voices (Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres), while the likes of Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt look on bemused. Betty Thomas directs proficiently, but Rex Harrison must be turning in his grave.
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John Dolittle (Murphy) has a way with animals. His childhood was spent chatting to dogs - his father put it down to an... read more on Time Out
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"...Raunchily funny wisenheimers." -- Rating: B+
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Kids and Animals
I didn't watch much of this film myself. With a six year old and a nine year old I was happy to have the time to myself. However the gales of laughter ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
yep you guesses it ? another hillarious comedy featuring the all time best comedian (Eddie Murphy) now i think after watching this movie and considered all ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Alright, I suppose
Eddie Murphy is on unusually subdued form as the animal doctor in this passable update of Lofting’s classic stories, and the film is in the end all the ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Kids and Animals
I didn't watch much of this film myself. With a six year old and a nine year old I was happy to have the time to myself. However the gales of laughter ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
yep you guesses it ? another hillarious comedy featuring the all time best comedian (Eddie Murphy) now i think after watching this movie and considered all ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Excellent!
The whole family watched this film including 2 small children. Everyone loved it! It was full of good, clean humour and the animation was so good that even if ... more
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Even though everyone probably knows the story previously, it's worth watching this film to see how Eddie Murphy tackles the situation of everyone thinking ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Good Watch
Good laugh, spent afternoon sat down as a family and the kids loved it! (Girl 3, boy 7)highly recommend
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all ok now
we have now installed another DVD player into the system that connects to our Plasma screen so should not have the problems we have had with our main player ... more
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Excellent!!
This is a really enjoyable movie for those rainy Sunday afternoons, cuddled up in front of the box.
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Critics' reviews (5)
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Following the success of The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy completed his transformation from foul-mouthed, fast-talking comic to all-round family entertainer with this, the UK's second-highest grossing film in 1998 (after Titanic). Murphy plays a doctor whose life is turned upside down when his childhood gift — the ability to “talk with the animals” — returns. That's the cue for lots of juvenile gags from a host of guest voices (Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres), while the likes of Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt look on bemused. Betty Thomas directs proficiently, but Rex Harrison must be turning in his grave.
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John Dolittle (Murphy) has a way with animals. His childhood was spent chatting to dogs - his father put it down to an... read more on Time Out
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"...Raunchily funny wisenheimers." -- Rating: B+
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"...A herd of talented animal performers..."
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"...Mischievous fun..."
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Three features. In 'Doctor Dolittle', a remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, an animal doctor whose patients bark, squeal, and meow finds that he can suddenly understand his ... -
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