Directed by Betty Thomas   Written by Hugh Lofting   Nat Mauldin   Larry Levin   Cast Eddie Murphy ... Dr. John Dolittle Ossie Davis ... Archer Dolittle Oliver Platt ... Dr. Mark Weller Peter Boyle ... Calloway Richard Schiff ... Dr. Gene 'Geno' Reiss Kristen Wilson ... Lisa Dolittle Jeffrey Tambor ... Dr. Fish Kyla Pratt ... Maya Dolittle Raven-Symoné ... Charisse Dolittle Steven Gilborn ... Dr. Sam Litvack Erik Dellums ... Jeremy (as Erik Todd Dellums) June Christopher ... Diane Cherie Franklin ... Mrs. Parkus Mark Adair-Rios ... Intern Don Calfa ... Patient at Hammersmith Arnold F. Turner ... Animal Control Officer Kay Yamamoto ... Receptionist Kellye Nakahara ... Beagle Woman (as Kellye Nakahara-Wallett) Beth Grant ... Woman Yule Caise ... Vet's Assistant Brian Kwan ... Busboy L. Peter Callender ... Policeman Charles Branklyn ... Security Guard (as Charles A. Branklyn) Cliff McLaughlin ... Mounted Policeman Richard Penn ... Mr. Galvin (the Principal) John Lafayette ... Reverend Raymond Matthew Mason ... 3-Year-Old John Dolittle Dari Gerard Smith ... 5-Year-Old John Dolittle Karl T. Wright ... Reporter Stan Sellers ... Cop #1 Ming Lo ... Cop #2 Norm MacDonald ... Lucky (voice) Albert Brooks ... Jacob the Tiger (voice) Chris Rock ... Rodney (voice) Reni Santoni ... Rat #1 (voice) John Leguizamo ... Rat #2 (voice) Julie Kavner ... Female Pigeon (voice) Garry Shandling ... Male Pigeon (voice) Ellen DeGeneres ... Prologue Dog (voice) Brian Doyle-Murray ... Old Beagle (voice) Phil Proctor ... Drunk Monkey (voice) Jenna Elfman ... Owl (voice) Gilbert Gottfried ... Compulsive Dog (voice) Phyllis Katz ... Goat (voice) Douglas Shamburger ... Pound Dog (voice) Jeff Doucette ... Possum (voice) Archie Hahn ... Heavy Woman's Dog (voice) Tom Towles ... German Shepherd (voice) Eddie Frierson ... Skunk (voice) Paul Reubens ... Raccoon (voice) Royce D. Applegate ... 'I Love You' Dog (voice) James F. Dean ... Orangutan (voice) Chad Einbinder ... Bettleheim the Cat (voice) Jonathan Lipnicki ... Baby Tiger (voice) Hamilton Camp ... Pig (voice) Kerrigan Mahan ... Penguin (voice) Uncredited Cast Paul Giamatti ... Blaine Crystal the Monkey ... Drunk Monkey Kellan Patrick ... Jumping Boy Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Patient at Hammersmith Produced by Sue Baden-Powell   John Davis   David T. Friendly   Steph Lady   Joseph Singer   Jenno Topping   Original Music by Richard Gibbs

Additional Info Premiere: June 13, 1998 Theatrical Release: June 26, 1998 DVD Release: October 23, 2001 Blu-ray Release: March 22, 2011 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox (presents) Davis Entertainment Joseph M. Singer Entertainment Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1998) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2002) (USA) (TV) (ABC) (broadcast premire) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) (VHS) Disney+   (2019) (USA) (video) (VOD) Fox Network   (2001) (USA) (TV) (FOX) The WB Television Network   (2003) (USA) (TV) (WB) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,657 / 21,035 Site Ranking #1,653 Dead Alive (1992) #1,654 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile (2019) #1,655 Land Of The Dead (2005) #1,656 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) #1,657 Doctor Dolittle (1998) #1,658 The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) #1,659 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005) #1,660 Dead Silence (2007) #1,661 Jackass: The Movie (2002)