Dr. Dolittle (1998)

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4.9	Rating (1574 ratings)
5.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Betty Thomas

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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

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Hugh Lofting

Nat Mauldin
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An average movie

12 years, 7 months ago at Sep 20 13:38

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By now, I have seen almost all the movies starring Eddie Murphy (they all show up sooner on later on the diverse Dutch channels I have) and his career can be split basically in 3 parts. First, you had the 80's during which his movies were some massive box-office success, often critically heralded, making Murphy a superstar in the process. Then, you had the 90's during which Eddie Murphy was still ... read more

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A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) 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.

Release date: 25 June 1998
UPC: 086162124914

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" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts PUBLISHED FORMAT: children's book AUTHOR/CREATOR: Hugh Lofting ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1920 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: Quite a title, isn't it? "