Dolittle (film)

Dolittle (also referred to as The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle) is a

Dolittle
2020 American fantasy adventure film directed by Stephen
Gaghan from a screenplay by Gaghan, Dan Gregor, and Doug
Mand, based on a story by Thomas Shepherd. Dolittle is based
on the title character created by Hugh Lofting and is primarily
inspired by the author's second Doctor Dolittle book, The
Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922). Robert Downey Jr. stars as
the title character, alongside Antonio Banderas and Michael
Sheen in live-action roles, with Emma Thompson, Rami Malek,
John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland,
Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, and Marion
Cotillard voicing an array of creatures.

It is the third iteration of film adaptions based on the character,

after the 1967 musical Doctor Dolittle starring Rex Harrison and
the 1998–2009 Dr. Dolittle film series starring Eddie Murphy as
the titular character and later Kyla Pratt as his daughter, and the
first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The project was announced in March 2017 with Downey set to Theatrical release poster
star, and the rest of the cast joined over the following year.
Directed by Stephen Gaghan
Filming began in March 2018 and lasted through June, taking
place around the United Kingdom. The film underwent three Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan
weeks of reshoots in the spring of 2019, under the supervision of Dan Gregor
Jonathan Liebesman and Chris McKay after initial test screenings
yielded poor results. Doug Mand
Story by Thomas
Universal Pictures theatrically released Dolittle in the United Shepherd
States on January 17, 2020. The film grossed $250 million
worldwide and became the seventh-highest-grossing film of Based on Doctor Dolittle
2020, but was a box-office bomb, losing Universal as much as by
$50–100 million, and received generally negative reviews from Hugh Lofting
critics, particularly for its humor and story. It was nominated for
Produced by Joe Roth
six Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, winning
for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel. Jeff
Kirschenbaum
Plot Susan Downey
Starring Robert Downey
In Victorian era Britain, Dr. John Dolittle is a Welsh veterinarian Jr.
with the ability to communicate with animals. After his wife Lily
dies at sea, Dolittle retreats from human society and only tends to Antonio
animals at his sanctuary that Queen Victoria gifted him. Years Banderas
later, Tommy Stubbins, a young boy, accidentally wounds a red Michael Sheen
squirrel named Kevin while out with his father, and find himself Harry Collett
led to Dolittle's home by his macaw Polynesia, who hopes his
Emma
arrival will help Dolittle reconnect with humans. At the same
Thompson
time, Queen Victoria dispatches her maid of honor, Lady Rose,
to seek Dolittle's help when she falls seriously ill. After treating Rami Malek
Kevin, Dolittle agrees to see Victoria, after Poly reveals he will John Cena
lose his home to the Treasury if the queen dies.
Kumail Nanjiani
At her palace, Dolittle finds her being tended to by his lifelong Octavia Spencer
rival, Dr. Blair Müdfly. Examining Victoria himself in the Tom Holland
presence of Müdfly and Lord Thomas Badgley, a member of the
Ralph Fiennes
House of Lords, he discovers she was poisoned with nightshade
and can only be cured with the magical fruit from the Eden Tree. Selena Gomez
Dolittle mounts an expedition to handle this, leaving his lurcher Marion Cotillard
Chip and a stick insect to keep an eye on the Queen while he is
Cinematography Guillermo
away. Although he takes along several animals for the journey,
including Chee-Chee the gorilla, Yoshi the polar bear, and Poly, Navarro
he refuses to take Tommy. Poly, refusing to let this happen, sends Edited by Craig Alpert
a giraffe and fox to collect Tommy, who manages to reach the
Chris Lebenzon
ship and helps out after beginning to learn how to talk to animals,
especially when Müdfly begins pursuing Dolittle to impede his Music by Danny Elfman[1]
efforts. Production R/K Films
companies
To track down the fruit, Dolittle brings his expedition to Team Downey
Monteverde, ruled over by Lily's father King Rassouli, to recover Productions
a journal she wrote that can help lead the way to the site where Perfect World
the fruit is found. However, Rassouli apprehends Dolittle when Pictures
he tries to steal the journal and locks him in with a moody tiger.
While Tommy works to recover the journal, Dolittle stalls the Distributed by Universal
tiger until Chee-Chee locates him and finds the courage to defeat Pictures
it. Although the group acquire the journal, Müdfly steals it and Release date January 17, 2020
destroys their ship. Rassouli, learning that Dolittle is trying to
(United States)
honour Lily's memory with his expedition and misses her, loans a
ship to him to chase after Müdfly. Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Both parties eventually reach the island of the Eden Tree, only to
find it is guarded by the dragon Ginko-Who-Soars. Although it Language English
attacks the groups, causing Müdfly to fall down a hole, it soon Budget $175 million[2]
collapses from internal pain. Dolittle diagnoses and cures the
Box office $251.5 million[3]
dragon, causing Ginko to gratefully reward him access to the tree
and its fruit. Dolittle returns in time to cure Victoria, before
revealing that Badgley had poisoned her to take the crown for himself. The queen has him sent to the
Tower of London for treason, thanking Dolittle for saving her. Returning home, Dolittle re-opens his home
to others, while taking on Tommy as his apprentice.

Cast
Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. John Dolittle, a Welsh widowed veterinarian who has the ability to
speak to animals.
Harry Collett as Tommy Stubbins, Dolittle's self-appointed apprentice.
Antonio Banderas as King Rassouli, Lily's father and the king of Monteverde.
 Michael Sheen as Dr. Blair Müdfly, an old schoolmate and rival of Dolittle who gradually
becomes impressed by Dolittle's special ability.
Jim Broadbent as Lord Thomas Badgley, one of the Queen's chairmen who sends Müdfly to
get the Eden Tree fruit first.
Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria, the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Carmel Laniado as Lady Rose, a maid of honor to the Queen who becomes Tommy's friend
and love interest.
Kasia Smutniak as Lily Dolittle, Dolittle's deceased wife and King Rassouli's late
daughter.[4]
Ralph Ineson as Arnall Stubbins, Tommy's uncle.
Joanna Page as Bethan Stubbins, Tommy's aunt.
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Arnall Stubbins Jr., Tommy's cousin.
Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Captain William Derrick, a British Captain Officer who follows Dr.
Müdfly's orders.

Voice cast
Emma Thompson as Polynesia ("Poly" for short), a wise and brave blue and yellow macaw
and Dolittle's most trusted adviser.
Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, a shy but noble mountain gorilla.
John Cena as Yoshi, a happy-go-lucky polar bear who wears a chullo because he is always
cold.
Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton, a mischievous and critical but well-meaning ostrich who wears
striped stockings and argues with Yoshi as well as carrying Dolittle around on occasion.
Octavia Spencer as Dab-Dab, a helpful but deluded duck with a metal leg.
Tom Holland as Jip, a loyal lurcher who wears glasses.
Craig Robinson as Kevin, a cheeky-chippy red squirrel with a bad attitude.
Ralph Fiennes as Barry, an aggressive Bengal tiger with golden fangs, who lives on
Monteverde and has a past with Dolittle.
Selena Gomez as Betsy, a friendly Maasai giraffe.
Marion Cotillard as Tutu, a French fox who is best friends with Betsy and often rides on her
head. She replaces Too-Too the owl who was featured in the original Doctor Dolittle books.
Frances de la Tour as Ginko-Who-Soars, a fire-breathing dragon who guards the magical
fruits of Eden.
Jason Mantzoukas as James, a comical damselfly.
Nick A. Fisher as Mini, a cute sugar glider.
Tim Treloar as Humphrey, a humpback whale that Dolittle enlists.
Jim Carretta as Arthur, a bearded mouse who was in Dolittle's beard before it was shaved
off.
Carretta also voices Leona, an octopus that belongs to Queen Victoria.
Ranjani Brow and Kelly Stables as The Mice.
Scott Menville as the Army Ant.
David Sheinkopf as Don Carpenterino, the boss ant who is Dolittle's and James' contact on
Monteverde.
 Will Arnett as a hare in one of Rassouli's prison cells, who wears an eyepatch and is a friend
of Barry.

Production
In March 2017, Robert Downey Jr. was cast to star in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, a feature adaptation
of Hugh Lofting's second published Dolittle book, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.[5] In December, Harry
Collett and Jim Broadbent were also cast, in live-action roles.[6][7] The following year in February, Antonio
Banderas and Michael Sheen were added to the live-action cast, while Tom Holland, Emma Thompson,
Ralph Fiennes, and Selena Gomez were cast to voice animals, including a tiger, bear, and a lioness.[8][9] In
March, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, John Cena, Rami Malek, Craig Robinson, Marion Cotillard,
Frances de la Tour and Carmen Ejogo all signed on for voice roles as well.[10] The character of Regine, a
lioness voiced by Ejogo, was cut from the finished film.

Principal production commenced mid-February 2018. Live-action scenes began filming in Kirkby
Lonsdale, Cumbria in May, with further location filming at South Forest, Windsor Great Park, at Cothay
Manor in Stawley, Somerset and on the Menai Suspension Bridge in North West Wales, in June.[11][12]

The film went 21 days of re-shoots in April 2019 following poor test screenings. Director Jonathan
Liebesman helped to oversee the filming alongside Gaghan, while Chris McKay wrote new material after it
became clear from first cuts that the comedy elements of the film were not coming together as well as the
producers had hoped.[2] Prior to this, Universal had turned towards Seth Rogen and Neighbors co-writer
Brendan O'Brien to help add comedy to the film, but neither could remain committed to the project and
dropped out. McKay was assigned to storyboard sequences and assemble different edits before later leaving
to instead direct The Tomorrow War. Liebesman took over McKay's duties and finished the film alongside
Gaghan. The Lego Batman Movie scribe John Whittington had also performed rewrites on the script amid
reshoots, and flew to London to meet with Downey, who allegedly tore Whittington's script apart in favor
of "new ideas". The Hollywood Reporter stated that despite a "challenged production", there were no fights
for power and no competing cuts for the film.[13] The film's title was changed from The Voyage of Doctor
Dolittle to simply Dolittle in August.[14]

In January 2020, on Joe Rogan's podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Downey Jr. discussed the inspiration
for the Dr. Dolittle character in the film, which he said stemmed from a Welsh neo-pagan physician called
William Price: "Same way I did with Iron Man... before I signed on, I was just googling 'weirdest Welsh
doctor', I just wanted to think of, I don't want to just do another English accent.. so there was this guy
called William Price, who's a nutty Welsh doctor, he was a neo-druidist, he believed that he could
communicate with all nature and all that stuff, so I sent a picture of this wild looking guy wearing this kind
of suit with stars on it and like a staff in his hand [to Gaghan]... and he goes, "That looks good to me" and I
was like "great let's do this movie"".[15]

Music artist Sia performed a new song of hers, "Original", for the end credits, while Danny Elfman
composed the film's score.[16]

Release

Theatrical
The film was released by Universal Pictures. It was originally set for May 24, 2019, but was moved to
April 12 of that year, to avoid competition with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which itself was later
moved from May to December 20, 2019. The film was later moved again to January 17, 2020.[17]

Home media

Dolittle was released on Digital HD on March 24, 2020, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on
April 7.[18] As of July 12, 2020, the film had made $14.3 million in home media sales.[3]

Reception

Box office

Dolittle grossed $77 million in the United States and Canada, and $174 million in other territories, for a
worldwide total of $251 million, against a production budget of $175 million.[3] Due to its high production
and marketing costs, The New York Observer estimated that the film needed to gross over $500 million
worldwide to break even;[19] following its debut weekend, it was estimated the film would lose Universal
between $50–100 million.[20][21]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Bad Boys for Life, and was projected to
gross $20–22 million from 4,155 theaters in its three-day opening weekend, and a total of around $27
million over the full four-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.[22][23] It made $6.3 million on its first
day, including $925,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $22 million for three days,
and $29.5 million over the four-day frame, finishing second, behind Bad Boys for Life.[20] The film made
$12.1 million in its second weekend and $7.7 million in its third, remaining in second both times.[24][25]

After months of delays, the film was released in China on July 24, and made $5.2 million from about 3,000
screens in its opening weekend.[26] By August 6, the film had reached $14.6 million in grosses in the
country.[27]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 242 reviews, with an average rating
of 4/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Dolittle may be enough to entertain very young viewers, but
they deserve better than this rote adaptation's jumbled story and stale humor".[28] On Metacritic, the film
has a weighted average score of 26 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable
reviews".[29] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F
scale, while PostTrak reported an average of 3 out of 5 stars from viewers they surveyed.[20]

Courtney Howard of Variety called the film a "frenetic, crass kids' flick" and wrote: "What should have
been an awe-filled adventure quickly curdles into an awful one, thanks to a pedestrian formula and the
filmmakers' fixation on fart jokes".[30] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy said: "From
the very first scene, it's clear something is terribly off with this lavishly misbegotten attempt to repopularize
an animal-loaded literary franchise that was born exactly a century ago. The oddly diffident star and
executive producer Robert Downey Jr. never finds the power-supplying third rail needed to energize a tale
that fails to make a real case for being reinterpreted".[31]
British critic Mark Kermode gave the film a negative review: "Terrible script. Terrible visuals. Dull plot.
Dismal gags. The fact (is) that at 101 minutes it really, really tested one's patience. It is shockingly
poor".[32] In examining the film's ending, Douglas Laman of Screen Rant noted that the film as a whole
suffered from numerous problems, including "...Dolittle's new backstory involving a deceased wife...the
largely lifeless voice-over work of the animal characters [and] its painfully unfunny comedy".[33]

Much of the criticism focused on Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of the character with a Welsh accent,
which the actor himself called "the single hardest accent on Earth". Mark Kermode derided the attempt
comparing it unfavourably with Welsh actor Michael Sheen's English accent, calling it "something from
Mars" and suggesting the film had been heavily dubbed.[34] Welsh reviewers were more mixed. Simon
Thompson praised the attempt, stating "it's a brave choice, I take my hat off to Robert Downey Jr. for going
for it" and "as flawed as it is, it warmed the cockles of my heart to hear a Welsh accent in the cinema".[35]
Another Welsh reviewer said that appraisal of the accent "depends on how much love you have for him in
attempting to do it in the first place", arguing that he had "clearly swotted up on the dialect, dropping in
random phrases like "tidy" and "mun", along with "I'll be there in a minute now" and "twty down"".[36]

A segment in the film in which Dolittle removes bagpipes from Ginko-Who-Soars' anus, inducing a rather
obnoxious amount of flatulence, was criticised as "gross" and "disgusting".[37][38][39]

Accolades

Ceremony
Award Category Subject Result Ref.
date

Costume
April 13, [40]
Designers Guild Excellence in Fantasy Film Jenny Beavan Nominated
2021
Awards

Joe Roth, Jeff

Worst Picture Kirschenbaum and Susan Nominated
Downey
Worst Director Stephen Gaghan Nominated

Worst Actor Robert Downey Jr. Nominated

Golden Raspberry April 24, Stephen Gaghan and Dan [41]

Awards 2021 Gregor & Doug Mand;
Worst Screenplay Nominated
Based on the character
by Hugh Lofting
Robert Downey Jr. and
Worst Screen Combo his utterly unconvincing Nominated
"Welsh" accent

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Won

Kids' Choice March 13, Favorite Movie Nominated

[42]
Awards 2021 Favorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr. Won

People's Choice November Family Movie of 2020 Nominated

[43]
Awards 15, 2020 Male Movie Star of 2020 Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Set Decorators Best Achievement in
March 31, Lee Sandales and [44]
Society of Décor/Design of a Comedy Nominated
2021 Dominic Watkins
America Awards or Musical Feature Film

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External links
 Official website (https://www.dolittlethemovie.com/)
Dolittle (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6673612/) at IMDb 
Dolittle (https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v720833) at AllMovie

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