Doctor Dolittle Page #7

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
4,306 Views


- Does he do aerobics?

- Yeah, the guinea pig aerobics.

Let's get this show on the road. Put that thing

away. You're gonna get your dress dirty.

Pop, help out. I can't be late for this.

- But Rodney wants to come.

- Rodney cannot come.

This is a press conference for people.

No animals allowed.

- Why don't you tell him? He'll listen to you.

- No, I am not going to tell him.

Help out!

Come on, Pop!

- Can I tell you a secret?

- Yes.

When Mommy told me what happened

to Daddy, I wasn't afraid - I was happy.

Because I believed

that he can talk to animals.

Cos I wanted Dad to be weird. Like me.

- Is that wrong?

- No. No, it's not wrong.

It's just, sometimes

I don't think he likes me much.

Honey! He loves you.

I know he loves me. I don't think he likes me.

And I really want him to.

I'm gonna try to do things his way.

And stop doing these stupid experiments.

No, Maya.

Don't stop your experiments.

Sometimes... daddies are the ones

who need to change.

- Let me park this car.

- All right. Come on, girls. Let's go.

Maya. Let me talk to you a second.

- We'll be in there in a second.

- OK.

Hey, listen.

I don't think your egg is a stupid idea.

It's kinda cool.

- You do?

- Yes.

You have curiosity and ideas,

and that's what makes you special.

- You mean weird.

- I didn't say weird. I said special.

Being weird's not so bad. A lot of the greatest

people in history were considered weird.

- Like who?

- Lots of people. Albert Einstein.

With his crazy hair, people thought he was

weird. A guy that smart was weird to people.

Muhammad Ali, when he said what round

he was gonna knock out people in...

...and screamed "I'm the greatest!"

People thought that was super-weird.

- And Joan of Arc, she heard voices.

- Like you, Daddy?

Yeah, like me.

Listen, this is what I'm tryin' to tell you.

No matter what happens, you be who you are.

And you love who you are.

Cos I love you.

Gimme a kiss.

- Mmm.

- Yes.

- You know, you're a great person.

- Oh, thank you.

And a weird one, too.

- See you inside.

- OK.

That was beautiful, man.

- Lucky! What are you doing here?

- Do you have a tissue?

Yes, I do.

Right in the back in that pocket over there.

Listen. I'm sorry I ignored you

back at the house.

You were the one who said

"Be who you are." You were right.

Put me back in touch with the part of me

that I'd forgotten years ago, Lucky.

Can you take it easy?

I'm tryin' to say somethin'.

- Well, then just say it.

- I'm trying to say it.

- What do you think I'm tryin' to say?

- "I love you, Lucky."

- That's not what I'm tryin' to say.

- Yes, it is.

That is not what I'm tryin' to tell you.

Oh, come on. Deep down inside

that's exactly what you want to say.

Come on, now.

You'll feel a lot better. Come on.

Let it out. Go ahead. You know it. I know it.

- I love you.

- You love me?

I'm gonna need another tissue!

- Where are we off to?

- We are off to ruin my life.

Pssst! Wake up!

Oh.

Hey, doc. You came back.

You need help. I wanna take you for tests.

- Tests? That's good, right? Tests?

- Yeah. Come on.

I hate these stairs. Oof!

Take good care of him, doc. He's our star.

He'll be OK.

- Great(!) More steps.

- Come on. Get in.

Urgh!

Wait a minute. The dog gets to ride up front?!

- Stop looking at me like I'm a side dish.

- Don't flatter yourself.

- Now, you two guys shut up. Quiet.

- Hey, look! Jerry!

- Can you keep your voice down?

- He's a big fan.

Hey, Jerry! How you doin', dude?

Just goin' for some tests!

Hey!

I'm fine! "The tiger's fine." I'm sick!

- I told you they'd get away.

- No thanks to you.

No? Three armed guards

versus a pigeon - that's a fair fight?

He's not at home and he's not

answering his pager. I'm worried.

- Mom.

- Yes?

Guess who Maya brought to the party.

Rodney! Rodney, there you are!

- Man...

- Where the hell is Dolittle?

You know, I just talked to him. He stopped

at an orphanage to take care of a sick child.

That is so John. It's so typical of the man.

He just cares.

Weller. Take your lips off my butt

long enough to hear what I'm going to say.

If Dolittle's not here in ten minutes...

...I'm pulling the plug.

- You won't have to.

He's gonna be here in five minutes.

- I hope so.

- He will be. He'll be here in five... minutes!

- Oh!

- Hey!

Where's the kitchenette? I gotta get in here.

Where's the food?

- Rodney!

- Uh-oh. She's comin' to get me!

Rodney!

Rodney!

- Rodney!

- Who's Rodney?

Sorry.

Rodney!

This ain't no kitchen. Smell bad.

Must be cookin' chitlins.

Now what's this for?

Uuurrggghh!

Somebody help me!

I can't swim!

Aaaggghhh!

Aaaggghhh yourself!

Guurrgghh!

Where you goin'?

Get me outta here!

Somebody get the license plate number!

I have just been violated.

Gaagh!

- This is where you work?

- Come on.

Ohh!

Don't throw that away. That's the

marrow - it's the best part of the bone!

- Oh, look who's here.

- Well, if it isn't Siegfried and Roy!

Quiet!

- Lucky, keep an eye out. You rats help him.

- We don't work for you.

- Gimme a break. I saved your life.

- That's yesterday's news.

You want gratitude, get a hamster.

Get a hamster!

Heh-heh-heh! You kill me!

I gotta get help.

Yeah, I got a plate ID on the catnapper.

Do something!

The heart of a hawk.

The heart of a hawk.

- A chicken hawk!

- The heart of a hawk! Aagghh!

Ohhh!

# I feel good! Ba-na-na-na-na-na-na

# I knew that I would

That feels good! Aaahhh!

I enjoy my personal relationships

with my patients.

- You'll get over that.

- I just might not.

I'm joking. Gene, I'm...

This is the kind of guy who would rather be

trudging through the snow with a black bag...

...makin' house calls.

- Exactly.

- Ow!

- That hurt me.

- Oh, my gosh, I'm sorry.

- Oh, I may have broken my nose!

- I think I broke his nose. Let me check.

- Is it broken?

- Ow!

- Oh, my God! I broke his nose!

- Let me take him to X-ray.

- I'm blackin' out!

Heeeeeey!

Thaaaat feeeeels goooood!

Ow!

- This really hurts. I think...

- Of course it hurts.

You walked right into a door.

Oh, God, I'm bleeding.

I'm bleeding.

Do we have any morphine in the vault?

- Hey, guys.

- John!

- What happened to you?

- I walked into a door.

- I crushed his septum.

- Oh, really?

Look, this is not really a good time.

I'm kinda...

...here with somebody.

- Oh, my God.

I-I-I do not approve.

Lisa is... is a wonderful woman!

- Jesus.

- It's OK.

- It's a friggin' tiger!

- He won't hurt you.

- I know him!

- Be afraid. Be very afraid!

Oh, my goodness. I have to sit.

Here's what we do. We tell Johnny

we're gonna fix his little tiger up...

... after he signs. OK?

Then we'll have him committed.

It's perfect! That way we get our money.

It's shifted to the left.

So there's something applying pressure to it.

You can't operate on a tiger.

Especially as you don't know the symptoms.

- Double vision and headaches. He told me.

- You'll wind up back at Hammersmith's.

I've been supportive...

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