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The Truth About Cats & Dogs

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
29K
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Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
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ComedyRomance

A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.

  • Director
    • Michael Lehmann
  • Writer
    • Audrey Wells
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • Ben Chaplin
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Lehmann
    • Writer
      • Audrey Wells
    • Stars
      • Uma Thurman
      • Janeane Garofalo
      • Ben Chaplin
    • 111User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, and Michael Lehmann in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
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    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Noelle
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Abby
    Ben Chaplin
    Ben Chaplin
    • Brian
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Ed
    James McCaffrey
    James McCaffrey
    • Roy
    Richard Coca
    Richard Coca
    • Eric
    Stanley DeSantis
    Stanley DeSantis
    • Mario
    Antoinette Valente
    Antoinette Valente
    • Susan
    Mitch Rouse
    Mitch Rouse
    • Bee Man
    La Tanya M. Fisher
    • Emily
    Faryn Einhorn
    • Child Model
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Voice of Male Radio Caller…
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Female Radio Caller
    • (voice)
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Bookstore Man
    Dechen Thurman
    Dechen Thurman
    • Bookstore Cashier
    Victoria Edwards
    • Mother
    Lisa Marie Russell
    • Saleswoman
    Robert Brinkmann
    • Irate Director
    • Director
      • Michael Lehmann
    • Writer
      • Audrey Wells
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Uma Thurman's brother, Dechen Thurman, was the bookstore clerk who commented on what a great body she had.
    • Goofs
      When Brian is taking photographs of Abby, he switches from a tripod-mounted camera to a hand-held camera. When he does this, he doesn't change the flash to the new camera (The flash hot shoe is shown to have nothing connected.), yet the flash still fires. The flashes in question are studio flash heads powered from a remote pack. They are fired via a PC sync cord which can be clearly seen attached to the PC sync socket on the left hand side of each body.
    • Quotes

      Brian: You know how someone's appearance can change the longer you know them? How a really attractive person, if you don't like them, can become more and more ugly; whereas someone you might not have even have noticed... that you wouldn't look at more than once, if you love them, can become the most beautiful thing you've ever seen. All you want to do is be near them.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening scene, when Janeane Garofalo is about to get on the elevator, as the credits come to an end, Micheal Lehmann's credit is crushed by the elevator doors.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Celtic Pride/Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie/Mrs. Winterbourne/The Substitute/Fear/Sweet Nothing (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bed's Too Big Without You
      Written by Sting

      Performed by Sting and Roger Charlery (as Ranking Roger)

      Produced by Hugh Padgham and Sting

      Courtesy of Epic Records and A&M Records, Inc.

    User reviews111

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    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    It would never happen- but sweet
    This film is really sweet, even more so if you are an animal lover. The three leads are all perfectly cast, with Janeane Garofalo doing an absolutely excellent job as the radio show vet whose self-conscious about her image. This film really does stretch credibility, but then most romantic comedies tend to due to their very nature. The dog has to be one of the cutest I have seen in a film- probably because he is a real dog rather than the little dogs that many comedies seem to favor. A very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes.
    helpful•19
    7
    • Meredith-7
    • Nov 20, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gözler ve sözler
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Promenade, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Noon Attack
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,861,807
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,769,363
      • Apr 28, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,861,807
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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