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Dr. Dolittle (film Series)
The ''Dr. Dolittle'' film series consists of American feature-length family films, based on the book series written by Hugh Lofting, ''Doctor Dolittle''. Like their source material, the plot of each respective film follows the titular characters' adventures given their abilities to communicate with animals. The series consists of the original fantasy- period piece musical movie, a contemporary comedy remake (followed by its four sequels), and a period piece fantasy- adventure reboot. Each film has been met with poor to mixed-at-best critical reception. With seven films, the gross box office return is approximately $730,971,580 total, with the financial information that is available. Origin A series of children's books written by Hugh Lofting, which center around Doctor John Dolittle, with the first installment released in 1920 titled, '' The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts''. A number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world.Schmidt, G. D. (1992). ''Hugh Lofting''. New York: Twayne Publishing Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
