Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs (2001)

Timing: 1:27 (87 min)

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All about film

Video 5

Photo 21

Actors and characters

Release date

2001-07-04

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, BenderSpink, Mad Chance, NPV Entertainment, Zide-Perry Productions

Genre

Family, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Budget

$60 000 000

Revenue

$200 687 492

Website

http://catsanddogsmovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/main.html

Director

Lawrence Guterman

Actors

Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Miriam Margolyes, Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Craig Perry, Warren Zide, Andrew Lazar, Christopher DeFaria, Chris Bender, Bruce Berman, J.C. Spink

Operator

Julio Macat

Composer

John Debney

Artist

Audition

Editing

Michael A. Stevenson, Rick Finney
All team (42)

• A significant portion of the nighttime scenes were filmed during the day because dogs generally sleep at night.
• A puppeteer participated in some of the episodes. Occasionally, he appeared in the frame and was subsequently removed using digital technology.
• The animal muzzles were animated by Rhythm & Hues Studios. The company made a name for itself in the production of visual effects and animation. Its specialists were responsible for the animation in Chris Noonan's comedy-drama Babe (1995).
• In the stadium scene, the face of the painting's artist, James D. Bissell, was pasted onto a cardboard security guard in the parking lot.
• A single cat puppet shown in the film cost the production $4,221. Director Lawrence Guterman wanted to make the entire film digitally, but that would have exceeded the approved budget.
• To get the dogs to start licking themselves on command, peanut butter was applied to their fur in the necessary spots.
• Tinkles was modeled after Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cat, the villain from the James Bond 007 franchise, and his organization was based on the SPECTRE organization led by Blofeld.
• The scene in which Sophie revives Mr. Mason by hitting his chest was filmed in reverse.
• In an alternative ending, Sophie takes Tinkles to the vet to be neutered as punishment for his desire to take over the world. The nurse at the veterinary clinic turns out to be a robot. Tinkles manages to escape when his minions seize Sophie. He then laughs evilly. Lou finds out about everything. The scene ends with a shot of Lou and his friends chasing after Tinkles.