Garfield 2 (2006)
"Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties" (original title)

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.

Director:

Tim Hill

Writers:

Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow,

Stars:

Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Garfield is back and this time Garfield and his canine sidekick Odie follows their owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four-legged subjects, but his reign is in jeopardy! The evil nefarious stubborn Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfield's bigger, better, more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | england | talking animal | role reversal | volvo car | 

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Taglines:

The Ego has landed.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some off-color elements

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [de] 20th Century Fox [es]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Garfield 2

Filming Locations:

Castle Howard, Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,100,458 (Australia) (22 September 2006)

Gross:

$4,943,718 (Australia) (20 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min 86 min (extended dvd edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Dolby Digital DTS (as dts) Dolby (as Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Billy Connolly 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.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Garfield: Bus driver, pull it over. I've got a pie belch coming that might break windows.
[burps loudly]
Garfield: Aaahh.
[Smithee stops in front of Carlyle Castle, gets out, and opens the door for Garfield]
Smithee: Come on, Prince.
Garfield: [gets out of the car] Yeah, yeah, I used to be known as Prince, but you can just call me, Ga - r - field.
[awestruck by the castle]
Garfield: Wow. Get a load of this dump.

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Connections

Follows Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Let's Move"
Written by Terence Yoshiaki (as Terence Yoshiaki Graves), Mike Fratantuno, and Brian Lapin
Performed by Transcenders (as The Transcenders)

User Reviews

Nice for what it is. Silly, good hearted, for kids and parents. Bit slow for adults

I did not know this was a children's movie. After all, Shrek, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, etc., appeal to children, but are also squarely aimed at adults. Garfield, Tale of Two Kitties is squarely aimed at younger folk, with a few mild chuckles for the parents. It was colorful, well done, excellent quality, etc. but let's face it, by being designed for 5-10 year-olds, it also had to be really sloooooooow.

Brekin Myer is a charming actor with good vibes. So is the chick--- Jennifer Love Hewitt. Likable people. The British supporting cast (note that the movie starts in America, but moves to an English location soon enough) is also excellent. Billy Connoly plays an odious villain; I find that comedian rather odious in person, myself. But I must confess he seemed to be a good actor--- maybe his odi-osity was due to great acting ability? Anyway--- Bob Hoskins is a hoot as the bulldog, and the other animal voices are good, too. Tim Curry was an amazing counterpart to Garfield, playing the ultra-posh aristocratic English cat, Prince. But again, the jokes are NOT multi-leveled. They are simple, aimed at 5 year-olds. If you take your kids, you'll like it too. If you go with adults, you'll have a lot of cognitive capacity left over whilst viewing it to accommodate virtually any daydreaming task.