life. John then declines Calloway's offer to buy the place and officially accepts his gift of talking to animals. John becomes both a doctor and a veterinarian afterwards, embracing his ability to talk to animals. Maya's egg hatches into a baby alligator, and the final scene shows John and Lucky walking on the street together with John talking about he's going to treat animals and people. And Lucky talking about how he wants different treatment from now on. The owl then goes after the mice. Cast Live-action cast Eddie Murphy as Dr. John Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle, a physician who can talk to animals. Dari Gerard Smith as 5-year-old John Ossie Davis as Grandpa Archer Dolittle, the father of John. Oliver Platt as Dr. Mark Weller, a colleague of John. Peter Boyle as Mr. Calloway, a man who seeks to buy John's practice. Richard Schiff as Dr. Gene Reiss, a colleague of John. Kristen Wilson as Lisa Dolittle, the wife of John. Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Fish Kyla Pratt as Maya Dolittle, the nerdy daughter of John. Raven-Symoné as Charisse Dolittle, the teenage daughter of John. Steven Gilborn as Dr. Sam Litvack Paul Giamatti (uncredited) as Blaine Hammersmith Don Calfa (uncredited) as Patient at Hammersmith Pruitt Taylor Vince (uncredited) as Patient at Hammersmith Voice cast Norm Macdonald as Lucky, a dog that John adopts. Albert Brooks as Jacob "Jake", a Bengal tiger. Chris Rock as Rodney, a guinea pig owned by the Dolittle family Reni Santoni as Rat #1 John Leguizamo as Rat #2 Julie Kavner as Female Pigeon Garry Shandling as Male Pigeon Ellen DeGeneres as Prologue Dog, John's childhood pet Brian Doyle-Murray as Old Beagle Phil Proctor as Drunk Monkey Jenna Elfman as Owl Gilbert Gottfried as Compulsive Dog Phyllis Katz as Goat Douglas Shamburger as Pound Dog Jeff Doucette as Possum Archie Hahn as Heavy Woman's Dog Tom Towles as German Shepherd Eddie Frierson as Skunk Paul Reubens as Raccoon Royce D. Applegate as "I Love You" Dog James F. Dean as Orangutan Chad Einbinder as Bettelheim the Cat Jonathan Lipnicki as Baby Tiger Hamilton Camp as Pig Kerrigan Mahan as Penguin Puppeteers Lead puppeteer Allan Trautman - lead puppeteer Puppeteers Bill Barretta Kevin Carlson Bruce Lanoil Drew Massey Ian Tregonning Mak Wilson Music Soundtrack The soundtrack was released on June 16, 1998 through Atlantic Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B.