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Dr. Dolittle the beloved doctor is back, but this time around he plays cupid to bumbling circus bear Archie as he’s so smitten by a Pacific Western bear female, Ava. Dr. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. But with the aid of his mangy, madcap animal friends, Dr. Dolittle must teach Archie the ways of true romance in time to save his species and his home before their habit is gone. So John held a meeting for every animal in the forest to not give up without a fight no matter what kind of animal expression they have and everyone agrees to do it and save their home.
Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle. The film again stars Eddie Murphy in the title role of a doctor who can talk to animals, as well as Raven-Symoné as his daughter. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of Dr. Dolittle (Hugh Lofting, the author of the original Doctor Dolittle novels, is also credited as a writer), and directed by Steve Carr.
In the film, Dr. Dolittle 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 became 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 Dolitte.
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Directed by: Steve Carr
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones, Kevin Pollak, Kyla Pratt, Denise Dowse, Andy Richter, Raven-Symoné, Anne Stedman, Anne Stedman
Screenplay by: Hugh Lofting, Larry Levin
Production Design by: William Sandell
Cinematography by: Daryn Okada
Film Editing by: Craig Herring
Costume Design by: Ruth E. Carter
Set Decoration by: Robert Gould
Art Direction by: Bruce Crone, Brad Ricker
Music by: David Newman
MPAA Rating: PG for language and crude humor.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: June 22, 2001
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