Doctor
Dolittle
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Comedy: A doctor suddenly regains
his long repressed childhood gift
that enables him to converse with
animals.
NITTY GRITTY:
Dr. John Dolittle (EDDIE MURPHY)
is a successful physician and a
happy family man. When not
spending time with his wife, Lisa
(KRISTEN WILSON), and daughters
Maya (KYLA PRATT) and Charisse
(RAVEN-SYMONE), he's working with
his partners and fellow
physicians, Dr. Mark Weller
(OLIVER PLATT) and Dr. Gene Reiss
(RICHARD SCHIFF).
A minor traffic accident results
in Dolittle bumping his head that
suddenly resurrects his childhood
gift of being able to converse
with animals. Freaked out by his
new ability, Dolittle worries
that he may be going crazy, when
Lucky, a stray dog (voice of NORM
MACDONALD) and the family's pet
guinea pig (voice of CHRIS ROCK)
won't stop talking to him.
Word quickly spreads through the
animal kingdom that there's a
human doctor who can talk to the
animals, and a menagerie of
critters descends upon Dolittle's
home.
As the confused doc tries to
figure out if he's losing his
mind, he must also contend with
his concerned family, anxious
partners, and a host of other
animals -- including a pair of
wisecracking rats (voices of JOHN
LEGUIZAMO & RENI SANTONI), a
self-doubting pigeon (voice of
GARY SHANDLING), an alcoholic
monkey (voice of PHIL PROCTOR),
and a suicidal tiger (voice of
ALBERT BROOKS), all of whom want
his medical help or advice.
THE ENDING:
Dolittle rescues the tiger from
the circus and takes him in and
performs surgery on him. Fellow
doctor Weller gets upset,
believing this will screw up
their business deal with Calloway
(PETER BOYLE) But Dolittle
continues and saves the tiger,
becoming a hero to his young
daughter,Maya. Calloway,
realizing the profits to be made
from pet care still signs the
deal with Dolittle and his
associates.
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
The talking animals,
especially the pet guinea pig.
Chris Rock is hilarious. RUNNER-UP:
The farting rats.
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