A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Professor Brody | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Mrs. Brody | |
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Alexander Pollock | ... | Scotty Brody |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Sophie the Castle Maid | |
| Myron Natwick | ... | Mr. Mason | |
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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 | |
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Randi Kaplan | ... | Sophie's Sister |
| Mary Bogue | ... | Sophie's Sister | |
| Alvin Sanders | ... | Mason Employee | |
| Mark Schooley | ... | Mason Employee | |
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A secret war between cats and dogs quickly peaks as Professor Brody a scientist tries to create a serum to cure dog allergies in humans. As the unsuspecting humans go through their busy lives, the cats make several attempts to possess the formula, as their canine foes try tirelessly to stop them. Caught in the crossfire, a young beagle named Lou, adopted by the Brody family, tries hard to succeed as a secret agent, and in being a friend to the young Scotty Brody. A evil snow white cat named Mr. Tinkles is planning to sabotage the efforts of Professor Brody to discover a cure for human allergies to dogs. And he'll even make every person on Earth allergic to dogs so that he can take over the world with his army of evil cats! Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Cats Rule! Dogs Rule! The Fur Will Fly See more »Parents Guide:
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Official Sites:
Warner Bros. [Canada] (French) | Warner Bros. (Flash only) [France] (French) | See more »Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 July 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cats and Dogs See more »Filming Locations:
Craigdarroch Castle - 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada See more »Edit
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Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$21,707,617, 8 July 2001, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$93,385,515Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$200,687,492Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Peek: Nah, he's a pro wrestler. Sorry, that name's taken.
Lou: Alright then, "Doom Machine" it is!
Butch: Hey! You can call yourself Squicky the Spacedog for all I care, but that don't make your behind a rocket pack. You are *not* an agent, but you *are* gonna help us.
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The cat puppet in the film cost 4,221 dollars. The director wanted to do the film entirely in CGI. However, that would have put the film twenty-five thousand dollars over budget. See more »Goofs
When the cats drive into the factory you can see the tire marks from previous takes. It is extremely unlikely that such marks would be caused by normal slower moving traffic, especially considering the erratic route. See more »Quotes
Lou: I think that if I'm going to be a secret agent, I should have a better name. I was thinking, "Toto Annihilation".Peek: Nah, he's a pro wrestler. Sorry, that name's taken.
Lou: Alright then, "Doom Machine" it is!
Butch: Hey! You can call yourself Squicky the Spacedog for all I care, but that don't make your behind a rocket pack. You are *not* an agent, but you *are* gonna help us.
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Scientist Brody is working on a formula that will wipe out dog allergies, thus making dogs the most popular pets on earth. When the dog agent protecting the house is kidnapped he is accidentally replaced by an untrained puppy Lou. Lou is trained up with the help of Butch, Peeps, Ivy and Sam. However with Mr Tinkles chasing the formula and Lou growing near to his family - can the formula be protected?
This had great potential - a good plot, a really strong cast and a good opportunity for children and adult jokes alike. The plot delivers what it has - a little silly but quite clever in places - but the comedy is seriously lacking for adults. For children there are some fart jokes and plenty of cat and dog slapstick but there are almost no jokes for adults that other films such as Shrek and Toy Story had in spades.
Given the cast this is very surprising - Jon Lovitz is a great voice but is hardly used at all, the character of Mr Tinkles could have been a great Dr Evil character, but even he is wasted. This is a great shame as all good children's films need to have something for adults to enjoy again. The great cast (Maguire, Baldwin, Clarke Duncan, Sarandon, Pantoliano, Charlton Heston, Lovitz) is a good draw for adults but having almost nothing to deliver for them is a big disappointment. The only funny scenes are the ninja cats and a handful of others but mostly it's wasted. The human actors are bland - Goldblum playing a scatty scientist? Surely not! That'll really push his barriers.
Overall a disappointing film that'll please children but needed a lot more work to keep adults entertained.