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Dr. Dolittle (film)
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Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film, released in 1998 and starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals. The film was very loosely inspired by the series of children's novels of the same name, but none of the material from any of the novels was used; in fact, it could be said that one of the few resemblances is a doctor who can speak to animals. Notably the pushmi-pullyu, a much loved feature of the books, only makes a very brief appearance in the first scene in which the tiger appears in his cage. The first novel had been originally filmed in 1967 as a musical under the title Doctor Dolittle, a closer adaptation to the book. However, the earlier film was a box office bomb, but still remains a cult classic.
The remake, however, was a success, and generated a theatrical sequel that was released in 2001, simply titled Dr. Dolittle 2. Both films also starred Raven Symone and Kyla Pratt as Dolittle's daughters. A third movie, Dr. Dolittle 3, was released direct-to-video in 2006, however, it did not star Eddie Murphy.
Soundtrack
The
Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack was released in 1998 about half a year after the movie. The album soundtrack featured
Aaliyah,
Timbaland,
R. Kelly, and
Missy Elliot, as well as other less-known artists. The album's lead and only single "Are You That Somebody" recorded by Aaliyah and featuring Timbaland reached atop the charts, eventually making it to number one on R&B Airplay, Number One US R&B, and Number one on the
Hot 100. The soundtrack reached #3 on the Billboard 200 and #2 in US R&B, selling almost 140,000 copies in the opening week. The album stayed in the charts for a good 34 weeks. The album is certified
Double Platinum, with soundscan sales of over 2 million. It spent 25 weeks on the R&B Charts.
Trivia
- Eddie Murphy dislikes being around some animals, and flatly refused to shoot a scene involving an alligator; hence, the animals were included via computer-generated image techniques[citation needed].
- After the film was a box-office success, Chris Rock was asked to reprise his role as Rodney in Dr. Dolittle 2, but he turned it down instead after requesting a larger salary. Rodney was written out of the sequels, with the explanation in the second film that he died.
