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Doctor Dolittle (1967) 6.2
After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientèle, he and his friends escape their hometown to sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. Director:Richard Fleischer |
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Cast
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| Samantha Eggar | ... | ||
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| Richard Attenborough | ... | ||
| Peter Bull | ... | ||
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Muriel Landers | ... | |
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William Dix | ... | |
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Portia Nelson | ... |
Sarah Dolittle
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Doctor Dolittle is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Lunar Moth. This musical is the source of the hit song, "If I Could Talk To The Animals." Written by Randy Goldberg <goldberg@nymc.edu>
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Fly across the world aboard the LUNAR MOTH! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 December 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Doktor Dolittle See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Dr. Dolittle: If you were his nephew, you'd hardly be called Emma Fairfax.
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Written by Leslie Bricusse
Performed by Anthony Newley and Samantha Eggar with vocal by Diana Lee
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This movie set was no picnic:. (1) One of the fawns snacked on a quart of paint during a scene break and had to have her stomach pumped. (2) - Gub-Gub the Pig had to be replaced several times during filming since piglets grow so fast. (3) - Squirrels ate through several key pieces of scenery, costing the crew thousands of dollars in repairs. (4) In the scene where Rex Harrison is singing in the field of sheep, he had to be sprayed down repeatedly for flies. Worse, the sheep urinated on him as well, forcing multiple retakes. (5) One of the goats broke loose during a scene, got ahold of the director's script and ate it. (6) The first several weeks of filming in Castle Combe were disrupted by torrential downpours, after the producers had ignored detailed climate reports warning about the area's weather patterns--and a homemade bomb, set by a disgruntled member of the town the crew was filming in. See more »Goofs
Throughout the film, Stubbins' hair changes very noticeably from neatly trimmed above the ears to quite shaggy, and back. See more »Quotes
Emma Fairfax: If I were his nephew instead of his niece...Dr. Dolittle: If you were his nephew, you'd hardly be called Emma Fairfax.
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Soundtracks
Beautiful ThingsWritten by Leslie Bricusse
Performed by Anthony Newley and Samantha Eggar with vocal by Diana Lee
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So attached am I to Rex Harrison's personage to the character of Doctor Dolittle, when I see copies of Hugh Lofting's books without the movie tie-in shots I actually feel cheated. There is no other Doctor Dolittle for me. Harrison is wonderful and regal amongst his animals and I love many of his lines (the spin he gives to his dialogue makes the words his own). My favorite: "When you say 'He can speak crab and pelican', they'll say 'Like hell he can!'" (cue parrot's ruffled reaction). Admittedly, "Doctor Dolittle" gets off to a clunky start with Anthony Newley telling of Dolittle's beginnings...and the film goes into stillborn flashback mode. I get defensive if a movie foists a flashback on me in the first 15 minutes (and this flashback is a long one, laden with silly slapstick). Why not start the story with Dolittle finding his voice, cut the introduction with Newley, and then get on with the plot? After this tiresome, talky opening, the pacing does pick up (right about the time Richard Attenborough enters as circus-owner Blossom). Harrison is on-target throughout but, story-wise, momentum doesn't build until the second hour, when Dolittle and his companions hit the South Seas in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. Overall, the film simply LOOKS smashing, with marvelous locations in England's most beautiful city, Castle Combe. It is flawed (with that bad opening), but stick with it and see if you find Rex Harrison as charming as I did. **1/2 from ****