took on the role of the doctor in the 1998 film. Unlike earlier Dolittle stories, this movie was set in contemporary times, letting go of the racist baggage of the original series’ Victorian ...

By Bill Higgins In all the Dr. Dolittle movies, based on Hugh Lofting’s books, the doctor can talk to animals ... The film cost three times its original $6 million budget.

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The elocution is a vocal step away from the original literary character, Victorian English Doctor John Dolittle ... Harrison's English accent for the 1967 movie, a big-budget bomb, was only ...

It diverges from author Hugh Lofting’s original book, “The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle” (as well as previous movie adaptations from 1967 and 1998) into its own story. Here, Doolittle is a ...

A few weeks ago, while channel flipping on TV, I came upon the original "Doctor Dolittle" movie and decided to watch it. And, just a few days ago, I watched it again. On the second go-around ...

Robert Downey Jr. will star in the movie “The Voyage of ... by Rex Harrison in the 1967 musical “Doctor Dolittle,” which won Oscars for best original song and best visual effects.

By Rebecca Ford, Borys Kit The doctor is in ... for an Oscar for best picture and won for best original song and visual effects. Another Dr. Dolittle pic was released in 1998 and starred Eddie ...