12: Dr. Dolittle

Today we unearth the troubled production of 1967's Dr. Dolittle, and try to determine why it on earth it became a weird franchise decades later. Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Sources: https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/19/21072745/dolittle-production-problems-box-office-flop-bomb https://theplaylist.net/dolittle-troubled-production-stephen-gaghan-20191014/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/dolittle-disaster-drunk-squirrel-giraffes-penis-furious-ranulph/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Dolittle_(1967_film)