Doctor Dolittle Page #2

Synopsis: Dr. John Dolittle has the world in his hands: A beautiful wife at his side, two adorable daughters and a career that could not go better. One night, he nearly runs over a dog with his car. The dog yells "bonehead" and disappears. From then on, his childhood ability is back: To communicate with animals. Unfortunately, the word of Dolittle's ability is spreading quickly. Soon, many animals from rat to horse flock to his place to get medical advice. But his colleagues suspect he's going mad, and as the clinic Dolittle used to work for is about to being taken over for a huge amount of money, many decisions have to be made. Believe him? Put him into a mental institution? Sell the clinic? But also his family is close to breaking apart. Until a circus tiger falls seriously ill.
Director(s): Betty Thomas
Production: 20th Century Fox
  4 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
PG-13
Year:
1998
85 min
Website
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Is there something wrong, Doctor?

- Oh... no, Mrs Parkus.

- Oh.

Ooh!

- There we go.

- Ugh.

- OK.

- Mm, thank you.

You're welcome.

Watch where you're goin'

next time, bonehead!

Let me start by saying thank you very much

for giving up part of your weekend.

We just want to make sure

we can answer any and all of your questions.

We want you to be comfortable

with what we're proposing.

And, uh... speaking of which...

that explains the details of the buyout.

The information you're probably

most interested in is on page four.

Oh, wow, four million dollars!

That's pretty comfortable.

- I'm comfortable. You comfortable, Geno?

- I have some questions.

- No, you don't.

- Yes, I do.

Are we gonna have to cut back on our staff?

Yes. Unfortunately,

we'll have to make some cuts.

Bread?

No, thank you.

- "No, thank you"?

- Yeah. You offered me some bread, and...

...I don't want any, thanks.

- So you have no problem with staff cuts?

- You gonna share that bread?

- You just said you didn't want any.

- What is it, some kind ofjoke?

- Absolutely not.

- Bagel chips!

- Back off or you'll find your nuts in a tree.

Where's the love?

So, John, do you have a problem

with that or not? John?

- Watch your head!

- That's enough meeting for me. I gotta go.

This was a great meeting. Very productive.

Wonderful meeting.

See you guys on Monday.

I'll talk to you later. 'Scuse me.

Johnny's been on call all night,

Mr Calloway. He's very excited.

You gotta move it.

I said let's go. You can't park here.

Oh, jeez. Thanks, man.

OK, I'm movin' it. Thank you.

This is ridiculous.

Boy, we got some fresh air here!

That's the thing about the city.

You don't realise it...

- Whoa!

- Whoa!

I should've put on my seat belt!

Easy now. Easy now.

Slow your butt down! Whoa.

Jeez, Louise! That didn't seem too safe.

Ooh, my back hurt!

This is a dream. I'm dreaming right now.

Hold it! Stop!

You're talkin'... and I understand you.

Those guys in my dorm told me that stuff

was safe. 15 years later, this starts happenin'!

Let's chill. Let's just chill.

I'm not gonna chill. You gonna chill.

- Are you switchin' sides?

- All right, you. Come on.

- Hey, I can't drive!

- Out. Let's go.

- Need some help?

- Oh, no. Um... we're fine.

- I'm just... stretchin' my legs.

- Ask her if she's got any lettuce.

- Shut your little furry mouth right now!

- Are you sure you're OK?

Oh, yeah. I'm... fine.

- That's good.

- Thank you. Thank you so much.

- Goodbye.

- Now what?

- Hey!

- You're a monster!

- Hey, what are you doin'?

- Leave me alone!

- What are you, nuts? I'll roast!

- Stay away or I'll kill you!

Don't... don't leave me out here. It's hot!

Hey, what kind of doc are you?

Hey, doc. This is cruel to animals!

Come on. I'm your friend.

I'm your buddy.

Reverse.

That's it. Back up. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Don't run over the cage now.

Ooh, man! You scared the crap outta me.

See? There it is.

Shut up. Shut up right now.

Say one more word and I'll leave you

here in the road. Understand?

OK, OK, OK.

Oh, stop. Slow down!

Shut up! I can hear you up there. Shut up!

I'm gettin' whisker-whipped up here.

One more word and I'm gonna pull over, let

you out your cage and leave you in the wild.

See how much you talk

with real squirrels kickin' in your ass!

Fine, then I'll sing.

# The answer, my friend

# Is blowin' in the wind

- You know it is.

- Turnin' up the radio!

- I can't hear you. I'm groovin'!

- Come on. Let me in!

Hey, why they call me guinea pig anyway?

I'm not Italian and I'm not pork.

Grandpa, did Daddy learn

how to be bossy from you?

Maya, don't talk to your grandfather that way.

He certainly didn't learn it from his mother,

God rest her soul.

One day you'll understand that sometimes

your parents do know what they're doing.

- I made it!

- Daddy, what's Rodney doing on the roof?

I thought the fresh air

would do him some good, honey.

- Hey.

- Are you OK?

I'm fine.

- Hey.

- Lunatic.

Daddy, we still got those BB guns

I used to play with?

- Crazy man!

- BB gun?

Psycho!

- Son, I think you need a vacation.

- And I'm gonna have one too.

This is beautiful. 'Scuse me, honey.

Hey, what's that step called?

Let's get rid of Maya's little rat thing.

He's a guinea pig.

I don't know why you let him get to you.

I goan get gim.

I guss... Gugga geggond.

I'm not lettin' him get to me. Not the least bit.

- Good.

- Oh! Mm-mm!

- I'll be right back.

- Is it all right if I wait in the bed naked?

Yes.

Time to come out of these drawers, then.

Hello!

Yoo-hoo! Out here.

Yeah.

- Oh, there you are.

- Oh, my God.

Hello.

That's right. You're the one

who can hear us, aren't you?

No, I'm not hearing anything.

I can't hear you.

The whole woods are talking about you,

you know.

Listen, can you do me a favour?

Can you just take this stick out of my wing?

It's killin' me. Can ya, huh?

Don't worry. I won't hurt you.

Ow! Aahh!

Much better. Good job! Thank you.

What's happenin' to me?

You're gonna be

pleasantly surprised, that's what.

- Oh, my goodness. It's an owl.

- Yeah, a big, nasty owl. Let's go in.

- It's beautiful.

- They're very dangerous.

- No, they're not!

- They are. They can poke your eye out.

- Oh, come on!

- Yes, they can. Very easily.

- Take a finger off.

- What you doin' with that owl?

Go get into bed.

I'm gonna go check on Charisse and Maya.

- Are you OK?

- I'm fine.

- Are you sure?

- Get to bed. Please?

- OK.

- Five minutes.

Crazy man!

You havin' fun in there.

# Do a little dance, make a little love

# Get down tonight, beep beep

- # Get down tonight

- Can I get tuna in oil instead of water?

Who put in that bug-zapper?

# Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

I'm nasty!

Yo, lookie here. Hey, buddy, my old lady

asks, I been eatin' trash all night. You dig?

Yaaggh! You're on my tail, you idiot.

Got to lose that bug light.

I know you can hear me.

Hey, doc, while you're out, get some salmon.

- Hey, buddy. All night.

- You broke Mr Stinky, I think.

- Keep away!

- John? What are you doing?

- I have to go back to the city, honey!

- Wait! John, why?

- John, you just got here.

- I need a doctor.

I mean, I am a doctor

and I got beeped, so I gotta go.

I'm very sorry, hon. I'll talk to you later!

I love you so much!

Come on. Pick up the phone. Pick it up!

- Dr Litvack.

- Hello, Sam, how are you? It's John Dolittle!

- John?

- How you doin'? So, enjoying your summer?

Jeez, it's really late, John.

It's one o'clock in the morning.

Is it really? Wow! I didn't realise it was

that late. I'm sorry. I'm on my way into town.

I wondered if you wanted to get together

for a drink or a CAT scan or somethin'.

A CATscan?

Can it wait till morning?

I love you.

No, I have to come right now.

- What's wrong?

- Your face.

- I'll hit you so hard you'll see ten more of me.

- It already smells like ten more of you!

Come on. Bring it on. I'll tear you to pieces!

- You are tempting fate now, buddy.

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