The 1998 Dr. Dolittle remains significant because it represents a time when physical comedy ruled the box office. Unlike the 2020 reboot starring Robert Downey Jr., which leaned heavily into CGI fantasy, the 1998 version was grounded in Murphy’s reaction comedy.
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