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:

A Tail of two Kitties

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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

The voice of Garfield in the movie (Bill Murray) was originally voiced by Lorenzo Music in the Garfield TV shorts and movies released in the 80's. Lorenzo Music was also the voice of Dr. Peter Venkman in the TV cartoon series, "The Real Ghostbusters", for the first season. Dr. Peter Venkman was originally played in "Ghostbusters" by Bill Murray.

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Goofs

Carlisle is spelt both, CARLISLE (on the map), and CARLYLE (on street names and such).

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Quotes

Jon Arbuckle: [dries Prince with a towel] Mr. and Mrs. Jon Arbuckle... Liz Arbuckle... Elizabeth Arbuckle.
Prince: Listen, you dolt. There's been a coup d'etat. Attempted murder most foul. I am Prince XII of Carlyle.
[smoothens fur]
Prince: [to Odie] You there, with the wise and thoughtful look. Hello. Convince this man there's been a mix-up.
Jon Arbuckle: [comes out of the bathroom with a blow-dryer] Garfield, I want you to be at my wedding party.
Prince: Wedding party?
Jon Arbuckle: Think you can hold a basket of flowers in your mouth?
Prince: Enough with the frooming,...
[...]

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Connections

Follows Garfield on the Town (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Camptown Races"
(1850)
Written by Stephen Foster (as Stephen C. Foster)

User Reviews

Great family fare - no date movie.

This is one of those movies where how you rate it depends greatly upon how you consume it. I took my three young ones (5,6 and 7) to see this and they were fully delighted. At just over 90-minutes it fits fully into their attention span. No one gets (really) hurt, there are talking animals, and the bad guy gets it real good in the end. For family consumption, it gets a 10.

Otherwise, this is a pretty bland movie and is firmly set to entertain young ones. The story is fairly bland, the acting is 'nice' and the music is 'nice', the bad guy is really 'bad', and all the grown ups are generally silly and two-dimensional. For a date movie this gets a 2.

In general, this is a good movie to enjoy a fearless Saturday afternoon out with your kids.