Nutty Professor, but it's an amusing, lightweight diversion". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 and wrote: "Too many adults have a tendency to confuse bad taste with evil influences; it's hard for them to see that the activities in Doctor Dolittle, while rude and vulgar, are not violent or anti-social. The movie will not harm anyone". Home media Dr. Dolittle was released on LaserDisc and VHS on November 24, 1998, DVD on August 3, 1999 and Blu-ray disc on March 18, 2014. Other media Video game A video game based on the film was released in Europe for the PlayStation 2 on November 29, 2006. References External links Doctor Dolittle films 1998 films 1998 comedy films 20th Century Fox films 1990s English-language films 1990s children's comedy films 1990s fantasy comedy films American fantasy comedy films American black comedy films American children's comedy films Remakes of American films African-American comedy films Films about surgeons Films directed by Betty Thomas Films produced by John Davis Films scored by Richard Gibbs Films set in San Francisco Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Films shot in San Francisco Davis Entertainment films 1990s American films