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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 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. 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-flop. There were over 30 animals used and one of the them you may recognize as the voice of Marge Simpson.
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 straight to video in 2006, however, it did not star Eddie Murphy.
Soundtrack
The Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack was released in 1997 about half a year after the movie Dr. Dolittle was released in theaters. 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" 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 soundtrack is certified platinum, but only sold 970,000 copies. To date the album has sold 1.1 Million copies worldwide because of commercial success. The soundtrack was at one point the lowest selling album ever to be certified Platinum. At the time it was certified Platinum it has only sold 890,000 copies, but eventually sold many more.
On the R&B Charts it spent 25 weeks.
| Chart Trajectory of Billboard 200; United States charts (1,123,344 Total) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Position | ||||||||||||||
| Sales | 138,000 | 78,000 | 67,000 | 68,000 | 45,000 | 42,000 | 36,000 | 32,000 | 22,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 |
Trivia
- Eddie Murphy had (and still has) a major problem during filming: He is very squeamish around most animals. It was so severe that he flatly refused to shoot a scene involving an alligator; hence, the animals were included via computer-generated image techniques.
External links
"Dr. Dolittle (film)"