Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

Director:

Tim Hill

Writers (WGA):

Joel Cohen (written by) &
Alec Sokolow (written by) ...

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The Ego has landed.

Plot:

Jon Arbuckle travels to the United Kingdom, and he brings his cat, Garfield, along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle, but his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis , who has designs on the estate.

Plot Keywords:

Cat | England | Identity Swap | Talking Animal | Spoof Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Breckin Meyer	...	Jon Arbuckle
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Liz
Billy Connolly	...	Dargis
Bill Murray	...	Garfield (voice)
Ian Abercrombie	...	Smithee
Roger Rees	...	Mr. Hobbs
Lucy Davis	...	Abby
Lena Cardwell	...	Teenage Tourist
Veronica Alicino	...	Veterinary Assistant
Jane Carr	...	Mrs. Whitney
Oliver Muirhead	...	Mr. Greene
JB Blanc	...	Hotel Porter
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Tourist #2 (as Vernée Watson Johnson)
Russell Milton	...	Bobby
Ben Falcone	...	American Tourist

Also Known As:

Garfield 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some off-color elements.

Runtime:

78 min | USA:86 min (extended dvd edition)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) | Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-7 | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #42355) | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Ireland:G | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:G | Philippines:G | Netherlands:MG6 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:I | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G

Filming Locations:

Castle Howard, Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Billy Conolly admitted in an interview that when he was offered the role of Lord Dargis in this sequel, he wasn't aware that the first Garfield movie existed.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Rommel is chasing Dargis after the animals fire the clay launcher at him, Dargis falls to the ground and looks behind him. As Rommel comes bounding around the corner, there are three people visible next to a stone sculpture. The camera switches to Dargis, and when the camera goes back to Rodney, the people are gone.

Quotes:

Nigel: You chaps know me, I'm no snob, right? But this cat is too much.
Preston: That is an embarrassment to our whole way of life.
Nigel: He's a disgrace to the furry race. "My pillow isn't soft enough, my TV remote won't work..."
Winston: Don't get your knickers in a twist. I know he's a pain in the neck but we just gotta keep him safe till Monday.
[ducks trumpet]
Garfield: Yeah, my loyal and fragrant subjects. Please, thank you. Briefly, I hate Mondays. I hate 'em. Therefore I decree, from this day forward, there will be no more Mondays.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "The Jeffersons" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Show You How to Do It

Amusing

Here is a kid's film that's truly a kid's film. I went because I am fan of Bill Murray's (voice or otherwise) but I was pleasantly surprised. While this movie isn't in the same class as Ice Age 1 or 2, it's still rolls right along with it's kid-centric silliness. Between Murray's sarcastic Garfield and Meyer's long-suffering Jon, the movie works. It's nice to be able to take a kid to a movie like this now-a-days knowing that no one will get shot and that the language will stay reasonably clean. There will be some folks out there who will bored by this sort of thing but then again, they should remember that this is a KID'S MOVIE. Enjoy it for what it is.