Dr. Dolittle (1998)

Movie
German title	Dr. Dolittle
Original title	Dr. Dolittle
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1998
length	82 minutes
Age rating	FSK released from 0
Rod
Director	Betty Thomas
script	Larry Levin , ; Nat Mauldin
production	John Davis , ; David T. Friendly , ; Joseph Singer
music	Richard Gibbs
camera	Russell Boyd
cut	Peter Teschner
occupation
	Eddie Murphy : Dr. John Dolittle; Ossie Davis : Archer Dolittle; Oliver Platt : Dr. Mark Weller; Peter Boyle : Calloway; Richard Schiff : Dr. Gene ("Geno") Reiss; Kristen Wilson : Lisa Dolittle; Jeffrey Tambor : Dr. Fish; Kyla Pratt : Maya Dolittle; Raven-Symoné Pearman : Charisse Dolittle;

Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film of Betty Thomas from the year 1998 . In 2001 the sequel Dr. Dolittle 2 .

action

As a child, John Dolittle can talk to animals. His father forces him to suppress this ability. When Dolittle grew up working as a medic in San Francisco , he regained this skill. The animals come to be used by Dr. Dolittle to be taken care of. His wife Lisa thinks he's crazy. When Dr. Dolittle is operating a tiger in front of spectators, and he receives funding from a company.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that he was very sure the film was bad. It is "disgusting", "humorless", has "as little sophistication as possible" and is "artificially sentimental".

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on June 26, 1998 that the film with its physical-fecal elements ("bodily functions") was suitable for children. He praised the characters of the animals.

Awards

The film received the golden screen and the golden Box Office Germany Award (Bogey for short) in 1998 .

Eddie Murphy, Oliver Platt and Kyla Pratt were nominated in 1999 for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award , Kyla Pratt in 1999 for the Image Award and the Young Artist Award , Eddie Murphy and the film in 1999 for the Kids' Choice Award .

The song Are You That Somebody? was nominated for the MTV Movie Award in 1999. Richard Gibbs won the BMI Film Music Award in 1999 .

background

The plot was inspired by Hugh Lofting 's Doctor Dolittle children's books .

The film was shot in San Francisco , Pasadena, and some California forests. Production costs were estimated at 71.5 million dollars . It grossed $ 144.2 million in cinemas in the United States and $ 117 million in other countries. About a million copies of the film's soundtrack were sold, 140,000 on the first weekend alone.

Sequels

2001: Dr. Dolittle 2
2006: Dr. Dolittle 3 (From the third part, Eddie Murphy no longer plays . Dr. Dolittle 3 was released directly on DVD)
2008: Dr. Dolittle 4 [Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief] (released direct to DVD)
2009: Dr. Dolittle 5 [Dr. Dolittle - Million Dollar Mutts] (released direct to DVD)
2020: The fantastic journey of Dr. Dolittle

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Web links

Dr. Dolittle in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Dr. Dolittle atrotten tomatoes(English)
Dr. Dolittle atMetacritic(English)

[1] Review by James Berardinelli

[2] Review by Roger Ebert

[3] Filming locations for Doctor Dolittle

[4] Business Data for Doctor Dolittle