Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down! From TMDB
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60 of 65 · most liked firstBooks have the power to whisk you away to magical lands or give you valuable insight into history. But sometimes... they do both. From the book "Box Office Poison" by Tim Robey. This is a chapter on the film Doctor Dolittle (1967).
unlabelledView post →All re-watches this week: My Fair Lady (1964) Doctor Dolittle (1967) Around The World in Eighty Days (1956) Cleopatra (1963) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky 🎬🍿📽️
unlabelledView post →After I saw Wonka, I thought about Doctor Dolittle, who also had a film around the late 60s with songs by the late legend, Leslie Bricusse. So, here is a new fan poster for a musical fantasy adventure, where Dr. Dolittle and his friends explore an uncharted island to find a rare and powerful plant.
unlabelledView post →Harold and the Purple Crayon will be the final straw that breaks the modern movie business. strong 1967 Doctor Dolittle emanations coming from this project
unlabelledView post →Alexander Courage BOTD was a respected arranger and orchestrator in Hollywood long before "Star Trek." From the MGM musicals, to an Oscar nod for his work on DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967), to orchestrating films for John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, his career was long and fruitful. 2/ #filmsky #moviesky
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar, Oscar-nominated star of 'The Collector' and David Cronenberg's 'The Brood,' dies at 86 The actress also starred in "Doctor Dolittle," Disney's "Hercules," and an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." variety.com/2025/film/ne...
unlabelledView post →My poor Mom. She took us to DOCTOR DOLITTLE and regretted it: “You guys fell asleep! And I was stuck watching the worst movie ever made!” She changed her mind after we dragged her to WILLY WONKA, her new “worst movie”! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →That moment when you’re reminded Singing In The Rain, a film that coulda, woulda, shoulda swept the Oscars wasn’t nominated for Best Picture, but Doctor Dolittle was. An American In Paris Cabaret West Side Story (OG) The Wizard of Oz Mary Poppins
unlabelledView post →After Wonka came out, I thought back to Doctor Dolittle, which also had a film around the late 60s with songs by the late legend Leslie Bricusse. So, here's a fan poster for a musical fantasy adventure, where Dr. Dolittle and his friends explore an uncharted land to find a rare and powerful flower.
unlabelledView post →Remembering the lovely and talented Samantha Eggar, Oscar-nominated British film, stage, and television actress, on her 87th birthday, famous for roles in THE COLLECTOR, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, THE BROOD, THE EXTERMINATOR, CURTAINS, COLUMBO, FAMILY, THE LOVE BOAT, METALOCALYPSE, and so much more.
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar, Star of ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood,’ Dies at 86 variety.com/2025/film/ne...
unlabelledView post →15 movies to get to know me: Cinderella (1950) Deadpool 2 Breakfast Club Doctor Dolittle (1967) Frozen 2 A Goofy Movie Princess Mononoke Pitch Perfect Leap Year Star Wars: Rogue One The Marvels The Perks of Being a Wallflower Fierce Creatures The Fault in Our Stars Finding Dory
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar, Star of ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood,’ Dies at 86 💔😢 variety.com/2025/film/ne...
unlabelledView post →Friends, I have a question for you: Some time ago, I did a fan poster for a film version of Doctor Dolittle with Tom Hiddleston as the star. But lately, I have been thinking about recasting with Daveed Diggs, influenced by the late Sammy Davis Jr. who was also Black and Jewish. What do you think?
unlabelledView post →After Lacock I drove through the hamlet of Tiddleywink, and on to Castle Combe. One of the prettiest villages in England! This is the By Brook river. The 1967 film 'Doctor Dolittle' was filmed here! 🎬
unlabelledView post →New on the blog today, my thoughts on BOX OFFICE POISON by Tim Robey. A hugely entertaining roll call of filmic wreckage from the past hundred years - featuring Doctor Dolittle, Catwoman, Speed 2 and many more! #FilmSky #BookSky 💙📚 #BookReview jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/b...
unlabelledView post →5 March 1908 – 1990 Rex Harrison, 82, English actor. Major Barbara (1941) Blithe Spirit * Anna and King of Siam * The Ghost and Mrs Muir * Unfaithfully Yours * Anne of the Thousand Days (1949 Tony Award) Cleopatra * My Fair Lady (Tony Award + Oscar film) The Honey Pot * Doctor Dolittle (1967 Oscar)
unlabelledView post →Remembering stage & film composer & lyricist Leslie Bricusse. Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. “The Candy Man”, “Pure Imagination”, “Goldfinger”. #botd (Jan. 29, 1931 - Oct. 19, 2021)
unlabelledView post →5 March 1939 – 2025 - Samantha Eggar, English-US actress. Dr. Crippen * The Collector (with Terence Stamp, 1938– 2025) * Walk, Don't Run (1966 Cary Grant final film) * Doctor Dolittle * The Molly Maguires * Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun * Seven-Per-Cent Solution * The Uncanny * The Brood
unlabelledView post →Over at @ticklishbiz.bsky.social we celebrated our fictional holiday of Flop-uary by talking about the worst Best Picture nominee ever, DOCTOR DOLITTLE. thefilmmaven.com/doctor-dolit...
unlabelledView post →People love to say that Doctor Dolittle is so bad that it killed Rex Harrison's film career, nearly ended movie musicals, and almost bankrupted 20th Century Fox. All of these things are true
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar Dead: 'The Collector,' 'Doctor Dolittle' Actress Was 86 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
unlabelledView post →#LetterboxdFriday ##LastFourWatched 🎥 📽 Faith and John Hubley animated their daughters talking, Michelle Yeoh sequel of a Jackie Chan film, a minor remake of Doctor Dolittle, a great performance in a predictable horror.
unlabelledView post →Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater. I was five when I saw Doctor Dolittle, and later that year, Santa brought me a talking Pushme-Pullyu for Christmas.
unlabelledView post →5 March 1939 – Samantha Eggar, 86, English actress Film debut Dr Crippen (1962) Psyche 59 * The Collector (OscarNom) Walk, Don't Run (Cary Grant's last film) Doctor Dolittle * The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun * The Uncanny * The Brood * All My Children * Commander in Chief * Mental (2009)
unlabelledView post →Every so often I stop and remember that the 1967 movie Doctor Dolittle has a scene where Rex Harrison softly cradles a seal wearing a bonnet and sings to her about her beautiful eyes, and it’s the most romantic scene in the movie. Then he yeets her off a cliff and is promptly arrested for murder.
unlabelledView post →I think it was the Pushme-Pullyu from the OLD 1960s(?) Doctor Dolittle movie. The Wonka boat tunnel too. I have no memory of it but APPARENTLY Mr. Clean terrified me so much my mom had to run in and shut off the tv. Books, it was the first Goosebumps book and I was like 10? Maybe?
unlabelledView post →In Doctor Dolittle (1967 film), it was the doctor's watertight mode of travel from Africa to Britain (where it visited its cousin, the Loch Ness Monster).
unlabelledView post →My ★★★★ review of Doctor Dolittle on @letterboxd: boxd.it/HTPbV
unlabelledView post →And the tones of those two movies do not line up at all. It’s like one movie is this little Doctor Dolittle escapade with whimsical adventures and creatures, just a sweet little animal comedy for families, and the other is some kind of weird period piece psychodrama mashup of Daredevil and…
unlabelledView post →We got cursed by the ghost of Rex Harrison for this week's @ticklishbiz.bsky.social. We recorded a hilarious episode on DOCTOR DOLITTLE but had to rerecord without our great guest @nathanrabin.bsky.social. Here is DOCTOR DOLITTLE 2.0. thefilmmaven.com/doctor-dolit...
unlabelledView post →October 4/Day 277 A movie character who has a special relationship with animals In Recognition of World Animal Day #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge Rex Harrison as Dr. John Dolittle “Doctor Dolittle” (1967)
unlabelledView post →@willmckinley.bsky.social Music/movie birthday. Gene Estes 1931-1996. Los Angeles studio drummer and percussionist and member of The Wrecking Crew and he played on the 1967 films The Dirty Dozen, Doctor Dolittle.
unlabelledView post →Matthew Mugg in the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle), so he was already an established name, so I guess they just pick him because of his talents and charm, including letting him write the songs. This would ultimately be Newley's last major film.
unlabelledView post →Read quite a few of the Bonds as a teen and have not reread. Bought a second hand "Doctor Dolittle" a while back, having never read it before, only seen the Rex Harrison film and a lovely small stage adaptation, and, oh, blimey, what a shocker!
unlabelledView post →And it’s not beacuse it’s old Doctor Dolittle and Mary Poppins are even older than the wilder Willy Wonka movie and those movies don’t look cheap at all They look very expressive, same with the highly underrated bedknons and broomsticks
unlabelledView post →If you look at Doctor Dolittle a movie musical from that time ( that’s a lot better in my opinion) you can ir it’s a lot more expensive than “ Willy Wonka” It was shot in Castle Combe, Wiltshire and Castle Combe, Wiltshire and Marigot Bay in Saint Lucia The locations look a lot more dynamic
unlabelledView post →As well as the score for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Doctor Dolittle, Scrooge, Jekyll and Hyde, and... The Tom and Jerry movie? Huh, I did not know that last part.
unlabelledView post →This looks like the same type of cat in the film Doctor Dolittle. Where the doc was in the mental hospital and the cat said, "I'd say you're a butthead." Beautiful coat
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar, a renowned British actress, has died. The 86-year-old, known for her roles in movie classics like Doctor Dolittle, The Collector and The Molly Maguires, died at her California home after a protracted illness.😢
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar Dead: 'The Collector,' 'Doctor Dolittle' Actress Was 86 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
unlabelledView post →listening to the Box Office Poison audiobook and the chapter on the Rex Harrison Doctor Dolittle film is quite something, but has also made me unable to stop thinking about this “song” again youtu.be/NYbRQWbQ4q4?...
unlabelledView post →DOCTOR DOLITTLE MENTIONED!!! [I only watched the movie]
unlabelledView post →@autismsupsoc.bsky.social Someone made a pardoy of the classic movie musical song "My Friend the Doctor" from the Movie Doctor Dolittle but with the Doctor from Dr Who🤣❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtT...
unlabelledView post →Doctor Dolittle Mama Mia Ok so Xanadu the movie was terrible, but Olivia & music was awesome
unlabelledView post →In 1967-8, I was part of a high-school singing/dancing troupe. We did a pre-show performance at the opening of "Doctor Dolittle" at our local (San Jose, CA) "Century 21" movie theater. We did a bunch of choreographed show tunes, including some from "Doctor Dolittle". (This was not a common thing.)
unlabelledView post →Have you seen Doctor Dolittle (or any other Rex Harrison movie)? The man could act, but he couldn't sing if his life depended on it. Why they kept casting him in musicals is inexplicable. I think they were too ashamed to call the movie Pygmalion.
unlabelledView post →'Doctor Dolittle: King of the Wild': Upcoming Animated Movie Gets New Update!! #DoctorDolittle, #KingoftheWild https://movizark.com/2026/05/15/doctor-dolittle-king-of-the-wild-upcoming-animated-movie-gets-new-update/
unlabelledView post →New Doctor Dolittle Movie Gets Exciting Release Date Update https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2132325-doctor-dolittle-new-movie-release-date-filming-update
unlabelledView post →New #DoctorDolittle Reboot Movie Begins Filming 6 Years After Robert Downey Jr.'s Flop screenrant.com/doctor-dolit...
unlabelledView post →Yeah, Daveed Diggs' casting was heavily inspired by two things: 1. Sammy Davis Jr. (who sang a cover of "Talk to the Animals") 2. The fact that I wanted to stick to Rex Harrison, the first cinematic Doctor Dolittle, for the antisemitic and racist comments he made while filming his movie.
unlabelledView post →I will also, when I win the lottery, fund a film about the making of the original Doctor Dolittle
unlabelledView post →In Doctor Dolittle (1998), the animatronic animals are done by Jim Henson studios. So move over "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" I'm now going hard on "Doctor Dolittle is a Muppet movie!"
unlabelledView post →#MusicMovies episode 31 - Doctor Dolittle Ah yes, one of cinema's biggest disasters, a film that, to my knowledge, STILL hasn't made its budget back to this day. And yeah, there is such a thing as making art for the wrong reasons, and this movie is the embodiment of it.
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar in Doctor Dolittle was my first movie crush. She will be missed.
unlabelledView post →Samantha Eggar, Star of ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood,’ Dies at 86 variety.com/2025/film/ne...
unlabelledView post →Serious Doctor Dolittle movie vibes now. #Monsterdon
unlabelledView post →Any movie where animals were talking was my shit as a child. Doctor Dolittle, Homeward Bound, Air Bud, alll that shit lol.
unlabelledView post →Doctor Dolittle should've been an animated film.
unlabelledView post →Coming off the soundtrack for 1998’s Doctor Dolittle, “Are You That Somebody?” from Aaliyah is a pretty sultry R&B/Hip-Hop jam for a goofy Eddie Murphy movie.
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