Cats & Dogs (2001)
Directed by Lawrence Guterman
Genres - Action, Adventure, Children's/Family, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy Comedy |
Release Date - Jun 23, 2001 (USA - Unknown), Jul 4, 2001 (USA) |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - Australia, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
This talking-animal action comedy from Lawrence Guterman, the co-director of Antz (1998), follows on the heels of the Babe and Dr. Dolittle films. Unknown to humans, a secret war has been raging between cats and dogs for eons, but a fragile truce has long held the order of the animal kingdom in place. Now the balance of power has tipped, as a researcher, Professor Brody (Jeff Goldblum), is about to invent a vaccine that will erase all human allergies to dogs. This is too much for the autocratic Mr. Tinkles (Sean Hayes), a white Persian kitty bent on world domination. The Brody home becomes ground zero for the renewed conflict between feline and canine, with a young Beagle puppy named Lou (Tobey Maguire) caught in the middle as the new point man for his species' cause. Cats and Dogs co-stars Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock, as well as the vocal talents of Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Joe Pantoliano.
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cat, dog, war, allergies, scientist, vaccine, world-domination