Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle1967

Director: Richard Fleischer
Stars: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 152 minutes

There's something intrinsically funny about tactlessly truth-telling talking animals. And there are plenty of those--and laughs to go with them--in this 1998 reimagining of Hugh Lofting's children's story. Murphy plays the doctor in question, a mode… more »



Tommy Stubbins:
I was thinking, that if you sold your fish barrow and I sold my grandfather's watch, we could buy a boat and go to China!

Matthew Mugg:
Oh, you're the middle of two ends of a fine fella, Tom, and it's a beautiful proposition. But, don't you see the problem?

Tommy Stubbins:
What's that?

Matthew Mugg:
Well, do you speak Chinese?

Tommy Stubbins:
No.

Matthew Mugg:
Then if you sell your grandfather's watch and we go to China, how are you going to tell the time?

Tommy Stubbins:
I never thought of that.

Matthew Mugg:
Aw, well now, you see, you have to plan ahead! It's very important. I mean, the whole secret of my success with the fish barrow was years of planning ahead.

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