Cats & Dogs

"Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!"

2001 1h 27m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 1,809

FamilyComedyActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

“Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!”

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Cast

Jeff Goldblum
Professor Brody
Elizabeth Perkins
Mrs. Brody
Alexander Pollock
Scotty Brody
Miriam Margolyes
Sophie the Castle Maid
Tobey Maguire
Lou the Beagle (voice)
Alec Baldwin
Butch (voice)
Sean Hayes
Mr. Tinkles (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Ivy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lawrence Guterman
Writers: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Bob Camp
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cats & Dogs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lawrence Guterman, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lawrence Guterman directs. Julio Macat behind the camera. John Debney scores. Rick Finney cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
425 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
6Part of the "Cats & Dogs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Lawrence Guterman, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Rick Finney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!".
12IMDB entry: tt0239395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 16 themes, including "martial arts", "hero", "fight", "cat".

The technical file

Cinematography: Julio Macat
Original score: John Debney
Editing: Rick Finney
Production design: James D. Bissell
Costume design: Tish Monaghan
VFX supervisor: Bill Westenhofer
Stunt coordinator: J.J. Makaro
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $200,687,492
Return: 334% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Cats & Dogs (2001)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

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Part of

Cats & Dogs Collection

Three anthropomorphic / talking animal spy movies. Cats and Dogs Witness this epic "tail" of what happens when an eccentric professor makes a discovery that could tip the age-old balance of pet power. Now, an inexperienced young beagle pup named Lou is about to begin the ultimate mission im-paws-ible: to save humanity from a total cat-tastrophe! Cats and Dogs 2 - Revenge of the Kitty Galore The epic struggle between cats and dogs for control of planet Earth continues in this sequel to the 2001 smash hit that had pet owners all across the world looking at their house pets in a whole new light. The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.