Dr. Dolittle 2 Page #5

Synopsis: Dr. John Dolittle the beloved doctor is back, but this time around he plays cupid to bumbling circus bear Archie as he's so smitten by a Pacific Western bear female, Ava. Dr. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. But with the aid of his mangy, madcap animal friends, Dr. Dolittle must teach Archie the ways of true romance in time to save his species and his home before their habit is gone. So John held a meeting for every animal in the forest to not give up without a fight no matter what kind of animal expression they have and everyone agrees to do it and save their home.
Director(s): Steve Carr
Production: 20th Century Fox
  3 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.7
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
PG
Year:
2001
87 min
$111,484,392
Website
907 Views


OK, enough.

- All right, Archie, this river's full of fish.|- Yup. So is Red Lobster.

Hey, don't look at me. Look at the water.

They're moving. Oh, one just|touched me. One just touched me!

Look, you big furry baby, put|your face in that water and grab a fish.

- No.|- Archie, do just like you saw on TV.

Put your face under the water and catch a|fish. You can do it. I'm here with you. Go on.

All right. I'll try it.

All right. 1, 2, 3.

- That's Archie!|- Wassup?

- Wassup?|- Wassup?

Oh, wassup?

OK. OK, get one.

Archie!

Hey! Archie!

Archie!

Tell me how smart you have to be to lift your|head out of the water when you can't breathe.

I saw a light. It was a bright light.|It was beautiful.

- OK, that's it. We're gonna toughen you up.|- What? What?

- We'll find something even you can catch.|- I saw my grandma.

- Go on, eat.|- Oh, I...

- Come on, eat!|- I don't eat the... I'm good, thanks.

- OK, am I close?|- Cold.

Use the Force.

- Colder? Warmer?|- Arctic.

- So, how's it going?|- Great. I'm not even gonna need three weeks.

Honey, he's already foraging grapes.

- Why's he walkin' away from 'em?|- He's not walkin' away. He's circling them.

- Why? Are they dangerous grapes?|- No, no. The grapes aren't dangerous, Eric.

- Seriously, where are the grapes?|- Don't worry. We're right on schedule.

Ah, gettin' dizzy. Oh!

I'm OK! The concrete broke my fall!

Definite bruise.

Explain this again. I'm supposed to climb into|a small, dark space and sleep for six months?

- That's what bears do. It's called hibernation.|- Sounds more like depression.

- Wait, how do I eat?|- You don't eat.

You eat a lot during the summer|and that lasts you throughout the winter.

- And the bathroom?|- There's no going to the bathroom.

What? You kiddin'?

I'm serious. What you do is|a week before you hibernate...

...you start eatin' things like dirt|and moss and hair and grass...

...and it forms a big plug in your, um...|It plugs up your... Well, you know.

- It blocks my butt?|- Oh, yeah, blocks it all up...

...with this big, nasty, hairy plug|of hair and grass. Big, nasty plug.

Whoa, whoa, wait.

So you want me to sleep for six months|with a big cork in my butt?

- Yeah, that's the idea of it.|- OK, goodbye.

- Hey, Archie. Archie, come back here!|- Nope, I'm gone. See ya.

- Headin' south?|- Archie, no one'll pick up a hitchhikin' bear.

I'll split the gas and|sit in the back with the kids.

- Come on, Archie. Stop it.|- Sorry, Doc. This isn't workin' out.

I almost drowned. Ava doesn't like me.

I'm sick and tired of your complaining.|Look up in this tree. What do you see, huh?

- Bird.|- Right. A bird in his home.

On the branch below is a squirrel in his home|and by the fence is a rabbit in his home.

All these animals are depending on you. You|can do this. Just listen to your inner bear.

Just trust him. He'll tell you|what to do. Trust him. Come on.

OK, but I gotta tell you my inner bear|has a problem with the butt-plug.

That's it. I'm gonna show you what happens|to animals that don't have a home.

Hello, Clarice.

- Doc, this isn't really necessary.|- It's time for a little tough love. Come on.

Looky here. What's the matter, boy?|Couldn't make it on the outside?

Hey, come on in, powder puff.

- Right. Go on in there.|- Wha... Why?

There's a couple of bears|that wanna meet you. Go.

I'll just sit over on that side of the cell.

I'm tired of this madness.

- I'll bite you!|- Yes. Dolittle. Oh, hi, honey.

Don't like to hunt or fish?

Know what I'd give to be|in the forest instead of in this dump?

- God. Doc!|- Oh, do I hear someone talkin'?

See, that's the problem with kids today -|no respect. Kid thinks he knows my life.

- I think he needs us to teach him a lesson.|- No, I just...

I'm gonna give him a bear hug.|Let me give you a bear hug, Tiny.

No, it's going well. I finally got this under...

...control.

- # Her name was Lola|- Yeah!

- # She was a show bear|- Let me call you back.

# With yellow feathers in her hair

- # And her dress cut down to there|- Where?

- # At the Copa, Copacabana...|- Doc, everyone in this place loves musicals.

I'm kidding. I get it. I'll try harder.

Meanwhile, while the cat's away the mice|will play. And by mice, I mean teenagers.

- Are your eyes still closed?|- Here they come.

- You did all this?|- OK, boys. Remember what the doc said?

If he gets fresh, we let him have it. Capeesh?

- I got wings, legs, tacos, whatever.|- Taco? Did somebody say "taco"?

No, no, blend in, blend in.|You're gonna blow our cover.

Charisse, there's somethin' I've been|meanin' to do since we got out here.

Really? What's that?

This.

Now!

He French-kissed me! Brragh! Pah!

Now that worked out nicely.|The drinks are on me, Jenny.

Meanwhile the doctor gave|Archie and me some lessons of our own.

Leave a little for me. Technically it's my...

- Just a thought.|- Hey, what's goin' on here?

I've been so blessed, I feel|I should give back to the hot lady dog.

You don't have to put up with that.|Hey, get outta here. Yah! Go! Yah!

- That is one hot fox!|- What's the matter with you two?

Every female looks for the strongest male.

- But what about personality?|- I'm gonna die a virgin.

Shut up and listen. The strongest male|is called the alpha male. He's the big boss.

He wants everybody to know it. You|have to be him. The boss of all the males.

The alpha male. You have to learn|how to walk like the alpha male.

- Walk the walk.|- Walk the walk.

- Right. Talk the alpha male talk.|- I'm still on the walk.

It's about power and respect.

It's about pure, unchecked, uncompromised|testosterone-driven male power!

- John, I asked you to line the garbage pails.|- You line 'em your damn self, woman!

- What?|- Sorry, honey. I was talkin' to the animals.

- I got riled up. I was teaching 'em something.|- Stop messing with them. Get us some food.

I'm on my way. Gonna get the food, honey.

- Go.|- On my way.

- Way to go, alpha male. Talk the talk.|- Shut up!

- Who are you telling to shut up?|- I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to them.

I'm going to get the food.

- You sure you don't want another one?|- No, I'm fine.

OK.

I got a question. Let's say you spend|your whole life in show business...

What's gonna be your big finish?|Every act has one.

Big finish? Check it out:|San Francisco Bee...

..."The best thing about|Archie's act is when it's finished. "

No, I mean in life.|Who you gonna share your success with?

Your hopes, dreams, fears and failures?

Everything I do wouldn't mean anything, if|I didn't have my wife and kids to go home to.

Sometimes I do get very lonely.|I've never been in love.

OK, this is your big chance.|I think Ava really likes you.

Did she say something? What did she say?

You gotta learn to read|between the lines sometimes.

- She loves me? I knew it!|- Let's not get carried away. All right, Archie?

I feel like I'm about to burst.|So this is what love feels like, right? Oh.

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Hugh Lofting

Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I. more…

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