Jun 30, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min · 13 segments
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Chris, why don't you tell the audience about Doolittle? Because chances are, they've already forgot this is what happened.
But it surprisingly made a lot of money.
So...
We'll talk about it.
We'll talk about it.
That's exactly what we're here to do,
actually.
Yes, yes, yes.
But this is directed by Stephen Gaggin.
He wrote Traffic.
That makes sense.
I remember when they talked about making a new Dr. Dolittle movie, I said, you know who they should get? They should get that guy who wrote Traffic.
Mm-hmm.
and and directed syriana that that was like my first thought
yeah no same here same yeah uh well he did co-write this one yeah i know with the comedic partnership of writers dan gregor and doug mand uh they were story editors on how i met your mother series they wrote chippendale rescue rangers from a So they are very comedy forward.
So again, a great partnership with Steve Gaggin.
This is also based on a screen story by Thomas Shepard, so I don't want to leave that person out.
He didn't really have any major credits, so not sure there.
But this is, of course, based on the novel's created by Hugh Lofting, and mostly inspired by the second book in the, I think, 15-story series that ran from 1920 to 1952.
But this is The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle.
The budget of the film? A staggering $175 million.
Later to be reported that they actually spent $233 million...
But then settled on $192 million after tax credits because of, of course, Hollywood accounting.
But still, this is a $200 million movie.
Chris, why don't you tell the audience about Doolittle? Because chances are, they've already forgot this is what happened.
But it surprisingly made a lot of money.
So...
We'll talk about it.
We'll talk about it.
That's exactly what we're here to do,
actually.
Yes, yes, yes.
But this is directed by Stephen Gaggin.
He wrote Traffic.
That makes sense.
I remember when they talked about making a new Dr. Dolittle movie, I said, you know who they should get? They should get that guy who wrote Traffic.
Mm-hmm.
and and directed syriana that that was like my first thought
yeah no same here same yeah uh well he did co-write this one yeah i know with the comedic partnership of writers dan gregor and doug mand uh they were story editors on how i met your mother series they wrote chippendale rescue rangers from a So they are very comedy forward.
So again, a great partnership with Steve Gaggin.
This is also based on a screen story by Thomas Shepard, so I don't want to leave that person out.
He didn't really have any major credits, so not sure there.
But this is, of course, based on the novel's created by Hugh Lofting, and mostly inspired by the second book in the, I think, 15-story series that ran from 1920 to 1952.
But this is The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle.
The budget of the film? A staggering $175 million.
Later to be reported that they actually spent $233 million...
But then settled on $192 million after tax credits because of, of course, Hollywood accounting.
But still, this is a $200 million movie.
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