Doctor Dolittle (1967)

About this episode

Emily and Kristen discuss the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle, exploring its production issues and its reputation as a flop.

Emily and Kristen wanted to do a makeshift Flop-uary and we're doing so by watching what many consider the worst Best Picture winner ever: 1967's Doctor Dolittle. Emily and Kristen break down how the movie got made (blame My Fair Lady), Rex Harrison's talk singing, and the host of issues that made this another expensive disaster for 20th Century Fox. We ran into some issues, technical and personal, with this one. Our original guest Nathan Rabin wasn't able to join us after we had to rerecord but we'd love for you to buy his new book The Fractured Mirror. And apologies for getting this out late. It's been a week! You can ⁠now watch episodes of Ticklish Business over on our YouTube channel⁠! Be sure to like and subscribe to stay in the know on our latest videos. Be sure to follow us via social media at @ticklish_biz on X and @ticklishbiz everywhere else. Also like and subscribe to us on all podcast apps and, if you love us, leave us a review. Find Kristen and Emily's books wherever you buy books. Kristen's latest, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Popcorn Disabilities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is available to buy now! • Love T shirts, pins, and other merch? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The merch shop is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily, Kristen

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Best Picture winners
• movie production
• flops
• 20th Century Fox
• Rex Harrison

Keywords

• Doctor Dolittle
• 1967
• Best Picture
• Rex Harrison
• film flop
• 20th Century Fox
• movie analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Doctor Dolittle, My Fair Lady, The Fractured Mirror, Popcorn Disabilities

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