Cats & Dogs (2001)

Director:

Lawrence Guterman

Writers (WGA):

John Requa (written by) &
Glenn Ficarra (written by)

Release Date:

4 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Cat | Scientist | Secret Agent | Talking Dog

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Cats and Dogs (USA) (alternative spelling)
Felines and Canines (USA) (working title)
Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (USA) (working title)
Like Cats & Dogs (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for animal action and humor.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 (cut) (w) | Hong Kong:I | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #38325)

Filming Locations:

Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The electronic press kit for the film sent to media included a video showing an increasingly irate Mr. Tinkles screen-testing unsuccessfully for several famous movie roles. These scenes can be found on the special features on the DVD.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the cats are driving the limo into the factory grounds the same hubcap falls off four times.

Quotes:

Butch: Son of my mom!

Movie Connections:

References Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Soundtrack:

What's New Pussycat

Actually quite funny and cute

I was reluctant to see this film, based on all the negative comments I've read here. But I'm glad I did so anyway.

Admittedly, a spy film about talking cats and dogs is likely not going to be the best in cinematography since Casablanca, but for its intended audience it's a very funny and well-made film.

The star of the film is Mr. Tinkles, a beautiful and megalomaniac white Persian cat, who wants to take over the world. Not coincidently, it's exactly the same cat that Blofeld from the Bond movies had on his lap. And there are more clever hints at Bond movies.

Mr. Tinkles is hilarious as an arrogant and aristocratic feline. A comment I've read is that the film is anti-cat biased, because of the way how cats are portrayed. As a matter of fact, the only real Bad Cat is Mr. Tinkles, whereas the others are merely his henchcats. I'm a cat lover, and quite frankly I'm inclined support the opinion that, from a cat's point of view, we're merely there to serve them. In my day-to-day contact with our two cats, I've found that they can be bad-tempered, and even outright vile.

The only real let-down of this film is the sub-plot of the "father doesn't pay enough attention to his son" kind, which we've seen too often before. Because of this and the sentimentality surrounding the puppy, it balances somewhere between a children's film and a more regular one.

If you want to see a no-brainer film which is still funny and cute, and too which you can take your children, I would definitely recommend this one.