Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
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42% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(418,442 ratings)
Eddie Murphy returns as a doctor with a gift for talking to animals in this sequel to a box-office blockbuster. Murphy is John Dolittle, who this time around attempts to save an endangered Pacific forest from lumber industry forces by reintegrating an endangered species of bear back into the wild.… More Eddie Murphy returns as a doctor with a gift for talking to animals in this sequel to a box-office blockbuster. Murphy is John Dolittle, who this time around attempts to save an endangered Pacific forest from lumber industry forces by reintegrating an endangered species of bear back into the wild. Unfortunately, Dolittle's candidate is a performing bear (voice of Steve Zahn) with a taste for junk food and no natural skills in the wild. If Dolittle is going to save the species and its habitat, he must get him to mate with a fussy female (Lisa Kudrow) by providing lessons in winning the heart of the opposite sex. Dr. Dolittle's problems are compounded by a local animal work stoppage and furry woodland creatures who have organized their own version of the Mafia. Norm Macdonald returns as the voice of Lucky the Dog, co-starring with Kevin Pollak, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Rapaport, Molly Shannon, Reni Santoni, and Kristen Wilson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Carr, Cedric the Entertainer
- Written By
- Larry Levin
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Jun 22, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 23, 2001
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Murphy, who was upstaged by the talking animals in the original, brings bite as well as bark to the funnier sequel.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
The non-human actors are nothing short of hilarious.
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Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly
Pure kiddie matinee stuff.
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Like any good vaudeville routine, this one is getting better with practice.
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Jessica Winter, Village Voice
It's dispiriting to watch [Murphy] stand patiently by and concoct reaction shots for quipping raccoons and dancing bears.
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Cast
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Eddie Murphy
as Dr. Doolittle
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Kristen Wilson
as Lisa Doolittle
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Jeffrey Jones
as Joseph Potter
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Kevin Pollak
as Crocodile, Jack Riley
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Raven Symone
as Charisse Dolittle
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Kyla Pratt
as Maya Dolittle
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Lil' Zane
as Eric
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Steve Zahn
as Beaver
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Norm Macdonald
as Lucky
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Lisa Kudrow
as Avy
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Jacob Vargas
as Pepito
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J. Michael Epps
as Sonny
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Michael Rapaport
as Joey the Raccoon
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Isaac Hayes
as Possum
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Richard C. Sarafian
as God Beaver
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Andy Dick
as Lennie the Weasel
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Cedric the Entertainer
as Zoo Bear
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John Witherspoon
as Zoo Bear #2
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Joey Lauren Adams
as Squirrel
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Jamie Kennedy
as Bandit/Forest Animal/Animal Groupie #1
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Steve Irwin
as The Crocodile Hunter
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Hal Sparks
as School Fish #1
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Andy Richter
as Eugene Wilson
- Bart the Bear
- Molly Shannon
- Lil Zane
- Raven



