---
title: 'Dr. Dolittle (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Betty Thomas'
released: '1998-06-13'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-dolittle-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118998/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dr. Dolittle (1998)

1998 · 82 min · Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, written by Larry Levin and Nat Mauldin, and starring Eddie Murphy in the title role, along with Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt. The film is loosely based on the series of children's stories by Hugh Lofting.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Betty Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-thomas)
- **Screenplay:** [Hugh Lofting](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-lofting), [Nat Mauldin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-mauldin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gibbs)
- **Producer:** [John Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davis), [David T. Friendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-t-friendly)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-boyd)
- **Editor:** [Peter Teschner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-teschner)

## Cast

- [Beth Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-grant)
- [Mark Adair-Rios](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-adair-rios)
- [Richard Schiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schiff)
- [Kellye Nakahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kellye-nakahara)
- [Archie Hahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-hahn-2)
- [Jonathan Lipnicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-lipnicki)
- [Karl T. Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-t-wright)
- [Ellen DeGeneres](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-degeneres)
- [Garry Shandling](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-shandling)
- [Raven-Symoné](https://cinepixo.com/people/raven-symone)
- [Erik Dellums](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-dellums)
- [Gilbert Gottfried](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-gottfried)
- [Peter Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-boyle)
- [Brian Doyle-Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-doyle-murray)
- [Hamilton Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamilton-camp)

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