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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format)
Treat yourself to a healthy dose of Eddie Murphy's untamed animal magnetism in the smash hit comedy that'll make you "roar, howl and hoot with laughter!" (NBC-TV) A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (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, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
"Wildly entertaining!" Gannett Newspapers
"...mischievous fun!" The New York Times
Editor's Note
A remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, DR. DOLITTLE follows an animal doctor whose patients' barks, squeals, and meows turn into actual human voices, stirring up the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco veternarian who as a boy was looked upon strangely by everyone when he claimed he could talk to animals. Now an adult, a near wreck stirs something in him and suddenly he can understand the animals again, whether he wants to or not.
| Features | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English 5.1 Surround, Spanish & French Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 1/9/2007 |
| Running Time: 85 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 2004487 | | UPC: 00024543044871 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Image Award (1999) | | | Kyle Pratt, Nominee, Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | |
MTV Award (1999) | | | Aaliyah, Nominee, Best Movie Song "Are You That Somebody" |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...A herd of talented animal performers..." 07/24/1998 p.9EEntertainment Weekly
"...Raunchily funny wisenheimers." -- Rating: B 08/07/1998 p.54 New York Times
"...Mischievous fun..." 06/26/1998 p.E16 Sight and Sound
"...Thomas' cheery revival of Richard Fleischer's 1967 romp proves a delightful experience..." 09/01/2001 p.59 San Francisco Examiner 5 of 10
The talented Murphy is appealing here, performing with sincerity and restraint - a wise choice, since his co-stars are a menagerie of wisecracking animals with voices provided by a whooping crop of his comedian friends (Chris Rock, Norm Macdonald and Albert Brooks among them)... Families raised on in-your-face TV like Married... With Children and South Park may have a low tolerance for cuteness... The animal effects - combining real creatures with puppets and computer enhancement - are accomplished, and the zingers, insults and riffs delivered by the furry cast wouldn't be out of place at your local comedy pub. - Walter Addiego
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