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Father Daughter Relationship | San Francisco, California
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Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | 1999 | Timbaland
1998
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1999 | Richard
Favorite Movie | 1999
Favorite Movie Actor | 1999 | Eddie
Favorite Song | 1999 | Aaliyah
Favorite Actor Comedy | 1999 | Eddie
Favorite Supporting Actor Comedy | 1999 | Oliver
Favorite Supporting Actress Comedy | 1999 | Kyla
Outstanding Youth ActorActress | 1999 | Kyla
Best Movie Song | 1999 | Aaliyah
Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actress | 1999 | Kyla
Budget 71,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 294,456,605 USD
Eddie Murphy is terrified of live animals, and insisted that as many as possible be superimposed digitally in scenes. When he couldn't avoid acting in the same room as an animal, the shots frequently ended with Murphy screaming.
At one point, Eddie Murphy is watching the original Doctor Dolittle (1967) on TV.
The large variety of animals in the film, required months of pre-production planning and patient training. Trainers use natural training methods that involve studying the behavioral characteristics of each species and the unique traits and temperament of each individual animal. The animals learned to respond to voice, sound and hand commands and were rewarded with their favorite foods.
Very few elements from the original Doctor Dolittle (1967) film or books were used in this film. The few notable exceptions are John's stay in a mental hospital, John giving the horse glasses (made of magnifying glasses), and the Pushmi-Pullyu in the background at the circus. The circus was also named 'Blossom' just like in the original film.
One of the newest technological innovations 2-D imaging, was used to create the illusion that the animals are actually talking. The animals are filmed moving their mouths naturally and in post production the movements were manipulated frame by frame to make it seem as if the animal is forming the words with its own teeth, lips and tongue. This differs from the imaging done on the film Babe (1995) where all the animal mouths were 3-D images. For Babe, computer generated mouths were superimposed on the animal actors. Although that technology was advanced for its day, the newer, more precise 2-D imaging in Dolittle takes the animals to a new level of photo-reality.
"Rodney: [on telephone] Hey, honey, feeling better? Dr. John Dolittle: Who's this? Rodney: I'll give you a hint: I'm cute, I'm furry, and I make five hundred babies a year! Dr. John Dolittle: Rodney. Get back in your cage. Rodney: What's up with that trap behind the fridge? You trying to kill me? Dr. John Dolittle: Never mind that. Get your little furry ass back in your cage. Now. I don't want your droppings on... Bye-bye. [to security guard] Dr. John Dolittle: My son Rodney. Little hairy boy, sleeps in the cage. I have to keep him in the cage because he has hygiene problems."
"Dr. John Dolittle: You know how to do CPR? Rat #2: CPR? I can't even spell it!"
