Trivia for
Doctor Dolittle (1998) More at IMDbPro »

• In the scene where Dolittle talks with the tiger in the circus for the first time, there is an homage to the 1967 _Doctor Dolittle (1967)_qv). Near the end of the scene, the "Pushmipullyu" (a two headed llama from the original film) walks past in the background.
  
  
• Very few elements from the original film or books were used in this film. A few notable exceptions are Dolittle's committal to a mental hospital, the scene in which John gives the horse glasses (made of magnifying glasses) and the appearance (however briefly) of the Pushmipullyu in the background at the circus.
  
  
• The ending scene with the hatching alligator egg is reminiscent of the hatching velociraptor in Jurassic Park (1993), as even one of the animals admits. Jurassic Park featured Richard Attenborough, who also appeared in the original Doctor Dolittle (1967).
  
  
• Reni Santoni who voices one of the rats has a cameo as a human, playing the circus owner talking to the cops after Doolittle takes Tiger for surgery. He is wearing a white long haired wig.
  
  
• The scene where John goes to the pound he walks past a series of dog cages. In one of the cages, the dog says, "I am Keyser Soze" This is a reference to The Usual Suspects
  
  

Related Links