Cats & Dogs (2001)

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, which their human owners are blissfully unaware of.

Director:

Lawrence Guterman

Writers:

John Requa, Glenn Ficarra

Stars:

Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Tobey Maguire

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Goldblum	...	Professor Brody
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Mrs. Brody
Alexander Pollock	...	Scotty Brody
Miriam Margolyes	...	Sophie the Castle Maid
Myron Natwick	...	Mr. Mason
Doris Chillcott	...	Mrs. Calvert
Kirsten Robek	...	Pie Mom
Frank C. Turner	...	The Farmer
Mar Andersons	...	Guard at Factory Gate
Gillian Barber	...	Factory Receptionist
Carol Ann Susi	...	Sophie's Sister
Randi Kaplan	...	Sophie's Sister
Mary Bogue	...	Sophie's Sister
Alvin Sanders	...	Mason Employee
Mark Schooley	...	Mason Employee

Storyline

A secret war between cats and dogs quickly peaks as Professor Brody a scientist tries to create a serum to cure dog allergies in humans. As the unsuspecting humans go through their busy lives, the cats make several attempts to possess the formula, as their canine foes try tirelessly to stop them. Caught in the crossfire, a young beagle named Lou, adopted by the Brody family, tries hard to succeed as a secret agent, and in being a friend to the young Scotty Brody. A evil snow white cat named Mr. Tinkles is planning to sabotage the efforts of Professor Brody to discover a cure for human allergies to dogs. And he'll even make every person on Earth allergic to dogs so that he can take over the world with his army of evil cats!

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Plot Keywords:

dog | cat | scientist | secret agent | anatolian shepherd dog | 

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Taglines:

Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for animal action and humor

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [ca] (French) Warner Bros. [fr] (French) (Flash only)

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Felines and Canines

Filming Locations:

Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$851,768 (Italy) (2 November 2001)

Gross:

£22,887,228 (UK) (2 November 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To get the dogs to lick their private parts on demand, peanut butter would be applied to the necessary area.

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Goofs

When the cats pull up to the gate of the flocking company in the limo, there are two men standing and talking on the other side. A moment later, when the limo drives through they are nowhere to be seen.

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Quotes

The Mastiff: Failure is not an option.

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Connections

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

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Soundtracks

"Happy Days Are Here Again"
Written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen

User Reviews

One of the better family films I've seen recently

From the commercials and trailers to this movie, I thought it was going to be a live action (albiet long) cartoon. I was right, although I found out what cartoon it was trying to do. Not exactly Looney Tunes, although it takes from them often. I found a connection here with an old show from Nickelodeon called Ren and Stimpy where cats and dogs fought constantly, and while the dog was the smart one, the cat who also though he was smart was really and idiot (eediot really). That's why I give Cats and Dogs it's rating here because this is the type of family film that more often than not can work for the whole family because while the kids can laugh at the pratfalls the dogs and cats encounter, adults will find humor in the ninja cats, the dictator-like-boss cat and other small things. Like Spy Kids, it's more for kids, which I Highly reccomend this movie for, but maybe even parents will get a chuckle. I know I did. Voices include Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes, Michael Clarke Duncan, Joe Pantoliano, Susan Sarandon, Jon Lovitz and almost un-recognizable talents from Robert Stack and Sir Charleton Heston. B+ (strong one at that)