The Dr. is in...again: Eddie Murphy talks-the-talk with all God's creatures in 'Dr. Dolittle 2'

From: New Pittsburgh Courier | Date: June 27, 2001 | Copyright information

The Dr. is in... again: Eddie Murphy talks-the-talk with all God's creatures in `Dr. Doolittle 2'

Eddie Murphy returns as the doctor who can talk to the animals, in "Dr. Dolittle 2," the sequel to the blockbuster 1998 comedy, which grossed more than $290 million worldwide.

This time, it's Dolittle versus Darwin in the ultimate man vs. nature showdown, in the midst of the animal kingdom's first strike.

In "Dr. Dolittle 2," the now-famous doc has more patients--two-legged and four-legged--than he can handle. But his animal friends want more than office visits. The outraged critters want to save ...

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