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Film / 1998
Doctor Dolittle
Directed by
Betty Thomas
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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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
Eddie MurphyDr. John Dolittle
Ossie DavisArcher Dolittle
Oliver PlattDr. Mark Weller
Peter BoyleCalloway
Richard SchiffDr. Gene Reiss
Kristen WilsonLisa
Jeffrey TamborDr. Fish
Kyla PrattMaya
Raven-SymonéCharisse
Steven GilbornDr. Litvack
Erik DellumsJeremy
June ChristopherDiane
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Cherie FranklinMrs. Parkus
Norm MacdonaldLucky (voice)
Chris RockRodney (voice)
Albert BrooksTiger (voice)
Jenna ElfmanOwl (Voice)
Reni SantoniRat #1 (Voice)
John LeguizamoRat #2 (Voice)
Julie KavnerFemale Pigeon (voice)
Garry ShandlingMale Pigeon (voice)
Ellen DeGeneresPrologue Dog (voice)
Paul ReubensRaccoon (voice)
Eddie FriersonSkunk (voice)
Phil ProctorDrunk Monkey (Voice)
Gilbert GottfriedCompulsive Dog (Voice)
Brian Doyle-MurrayOld Beagle (voice)
Doug ShamburgerPound Dog (voice)
Jeff DoucettePossum (voice)
Archie HahnHeavy Woman's Dog (voice)
Tom TowlesGerman Shepherd (voice)
Royce D. Applegate'I Love You' Dog (voice)
Chad EinbinderBettleheim the Cat (voice)
Jonathan LipnickiBaby Tiger (voice)
Hamilton CampPig (voice)
Kerrigan MahanPenguin (voice)
Mark Adair-RiosIntern
Don CalfaPatient at Hammersmith
Kellye NakaharaBeagle Woman
Beth GrantWoman
Yule CaiseVet's Assistant
Charles BranklynSecurity Guard
Richard PennMr. Galvin
Karl T. WrightReporter
Stan SellersCop #1
Ming LoCop #2
Paul GiamattiBlaine (uncredited)
Benny BuettnerCircus Clown (uncredited)
Pruitt Taylor VincePatient at Hammersmith (uncredited)
Crystal the MonkeyDrunk Monkey (uncredited)
Kellan PatrickJumping Boy (uncredited)
Kay YamamotoReceptionist
Brian KwanBusboy
L. Peter CallenderPoliceman
Arnold F. TurnerAnimal Control Officer
Raymond Matthew Mason3-Year-Old John Dolittle
John LafayetteReverend
Phyllis KatzGoat (voice)
Dari Gerard Smith5-Year-Old John Dolittle
Bebe ConradCircus Clown (uncredited)
Cliff McLaughlinMounted Policeman
James F. DeanOrangutan (voice)
Spencer KaydenCircus Audience (uncredited)
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