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Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!

20015.41h 27m

Overview

When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.

Directed by Lawrence Guterman
Written by John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Bob Camp
Produced by Christopher DeFaria, Andrew Lazar, Craig Perry
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $200.7M

Top Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Professor Brody

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins

Mrs. Brody

Alexander Pollock

Alexander Pollock

Scotty Brody

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Sophie the Castle Maid

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Lou the Beagle (voice)

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Butch (voice)

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Mr. Tinkles (voice)

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Ivy (voice)

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Peek (voice)

Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan

Sam (voice)

Themes & Keywords

martial artsherofightcatspysecret organizationvillaingovernancepuppytalking dogallergydogcat vs dogtalking catpetsdisrespectful

About Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs is a family, comedy, action, adventure, fantasy film released in 2001 exploring themes of martial arts, hero, fight, cat, spy, secret organization. Directed by Lawrence Guterman, it stars Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock. When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.

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