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Cats & Dogs
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*Cats & Dogs* is a 2001 English-language film directed by Lawrence Guterman. The cast includes Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Tobey Maguire, and Alec Baldwin. John Requa and Glenn Ficarra wrote the screenplay, while Tony Scott, Andrew Lazar, Christopher DeFaria, and Ridley Scott served as producers. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, and Rhythm and Hues Studios. It is classified as a buddy, comedy, action, and children's film, with cats and dogs as its main subjects.
The movie was filmed in Vancouver and originated from the United States and Australia. Its runtime is listed as 83 minutes in some records and 87 minutes in others. The film received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. It was followed by *Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore*. Distribution includes Netflix. The tagline is "Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!"
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5.4When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum as Professor Brody
- Elizabeth Perkins as Mrs. Brody
- Alexander Pollock as Scotty Brody
- Miriam Margolyes as Sophie the Castle Maid
- Tobey Maguire as Lou the Beagle (voice)
- Alec Baldwin as Butch (voice)
Themes
- martial arts
- hero
- fight
- cat
- spy
- secret organization
- villain
- governance
- puppy
- talking dog
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lawrence Guterman
- Written by
- John Requa Glenn Ficarra
- Produced by
- Christopher DeFaria Andrew Lazar Craig Perry Warren Zide
- Starring
- Jeff Goldblum Elizabeth Perkins Alexander Pollock
- Cinematography
- Julio Macat
- Edited by
- Rick W. Finney Michael A. Stevenson
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- Village Roadshow Pictures Chris Bender Cat Fight Pictures NPV Entertainment Mad Chance Zide/Perry Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- July 4, 2001 ( 2001-07-04 )
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $200.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
- Main subject
- Cat
- Director
- Lawrence Guterman
- Screenwriter
- Glenn Ficarra
- Cast member
- Salome Jens
- Composer
- John Debney
- Production company
- Rhythm and Hues Studios
- Cinematographer
- Julio Macat
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 948093
- Performer
- John Debney
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- catsanddogsmovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/main.html
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- publication date
- 2001-07-19
- title
- Cats & Dogs
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 200700000
- Commons category
- Cats & Dogs
- review score
- 47/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Cats & Dogs is a 2001 American spy comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman and written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. It stars Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock, with the voices of Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Charlton Heston, Jon Lovitz, Joe Pantoliano and Michael Clarke Duncan.
The story centers on the relationships between cats and dogs, depicting the relationship as an intense rivalry in which both sides use organizations and tactics that mirror those used in human espionage. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 4, 2001. The film received mixed reviews and earned $200.7 million on a $60 million budget.
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