Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Carr
Written byLarry Levin
Based onDoctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
Produced byJohn Davis
Starring
Narrated byNorm Macdonald
CinematographyDaryn Okada
Edited byCraig Herring
Music byDavid Newman
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70 million[1]
Box office$176.1 million[1]

Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as Doctor Dolittle 2) is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of Dr. Dolittle, and directed by Steve Carr. The film stars Eddie Murphy in the title role, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones, and Kevin Pollak.

It tells the story of Dr. Dolittle as he tries to help the animals protect their forest from unscrupulous human developers. He decides to populate the forest with a species of animal that the law protects, and enlists the help of Ava (voiced by Lisa Kudrow), a lone Pacific western bear living in the condemned forest. To provide her with a mate, Dolittle turns to Archie (voiced by Steve Zahn), a wise-cracking circus-performing bear.

This is the last Dr. Dolittle film to feature Eddie Murphy in the lead role, before Kyla Pratt assumed the lead role in future films, starting with Dr. Dolittle 3 in 2006. It is also the last Dr. Dolittle film to feature Raven-Symoné as Charisse Dolittle.

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