The Truth About Cats & Dogs

"Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves."

1996 1h 33m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 352

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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

“Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves.”

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Cast

Uma Thurman
Noelle
Janeane Garofalo
Abby
Ben Chaplin
Brian
Jamie Foxx
Ed
James McCaffrey
Roy
Richard Coca
Eric
Stanley DeSantis
Mario
Antoinette Valente
Susan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Lehmann
Writers: Audrey Wells
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Lehmann, shot by Robert Brinkmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Semel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo and Ben Chaplin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Lehmann directs. Robert Brinkmann behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Stephen Semel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Michael Lehmann, shot by Robert Brinkmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Stephen Semel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo and Ben Chaplin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves.".
7IMDB entry: tt0117979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "photographer", "veterinarian", "blind date", "model".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Brinkmann
Original score: Howard Shore
Editing: Stephen Semel
Production design: Sharon Seymour
Costume design: Bridget Kelly
Makeup / hair: Gina Monaci
Sound: Rick Kline
Stunt coordinator: Ernie F. Orsatti
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Box office: $3,407
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

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Kamurai2020-09-26
★ 6/10
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This movie has held up over a long period of time due to stellar performances by Janeane Garofalo and Uma Thurman, and that's really all it has going for it. Great actors giving solid delivery in a decent script. It does remind me of Cyrano de Bergerac a bit, but it's a classic switcheroo trope for a romantic comedy that gives a life lesson of beauty is what you make of it. My biggest problem is that they basically call Garofalo ugly because she's not Thurman, which doesn't make sense to me. Other that that, the script is strong enough without being spectacular, and I feel like the cast had to work very hard to make the movie what it is. A modern day reboot is surely on the way with it being about a podcast of the same name.

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