Cats & Dogs is a 2001 Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2001. The top ten films of 2001, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows: American family film A family film is a film genre that, like a children's film, is suitable for young children, but with the difference that a family film has been carefully written, directed, cast and acted so that it will appeal cross-generationally to parents, teenagers, older children, and small children directed by Lawrence Guterman. The screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra centers on the relationships An interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people that may range from fleeting to enduring. This association may be based on limerence, love and liking, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. Interpersonal relationships take place in a great variety of contexts, such as family, friends, between cats The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the and dogs The dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history. It was shot in Victoria Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada, and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from BC's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland and Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is named for British Captain George Vancouver, who explored the area in the 1790s. The name Vancouver itself originates from the Dutch "van Coevorden", denoting somebody from Coevorden, a city in the Netherlands.
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Plot
The film begins with the SUV of the Brody family pulling up to the house, with Mrs. Brody (Elizabeth Perkins) and her son Scott (Alexander Pollock) bringing in the groceries, and the family's Bloodhound A bloodhound is a large breed of dog that was bred originally to hunt deer and wild boar, later specifically to track human beings by scent. It is famed for its ability to follow scents hours or even days old over great distances. Its extraordinarily keen nose is combined with a strong and tenacious tracking instinct, producing the ideal named Buddy immediately starts giving chase after a cat. Buddy follows the cat and pursues him through a neighbor's house, until he finds the cat lying dead on the street, obviously playing dead. The cat gets up and runs away, and a blue van pulls up and kidnaps Buddy.
An Anatolian Shepherd Dog The Anatolian Shepherd Dog also known as Karabash is a breed of dog which originated in Anatolia (central Turkey) named Butch (voiced by Alec Baldwin Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing, which aired on CBS from 1984 to 1986. He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as Beetlejuice , The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 film The Cooler) watches from a window, then goes to his doghouse, pressing a blue button, which grants him access to a large techno-network, and tells an agent of Buddy's kidnap. At Intel HQ, the head dog receives the news about Buddy and orders the best agents to accomplish the mission and defeat the cat menace.
Meanwhile at a farm, a small group of Beagle The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game. They have a keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed puppies converse and make fun of a younger puppy (voiced by Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor. He began his career in the 1980s, and has since become best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films), who wants to be free. A group of young black Doberman puppies led by a large Doberman Pinscher force the Beagles to go underground as Mrs. Brody approaches. Mrs. Brody comes into the puppy pen, and the last beagle puppy comes out. She decides to adopt him and takes him home, naming him Lou.
She puts him outside to play and a golden bone attached to a balloon falls down. Lou goes near it, and Butch comes out and throws a stick at it, making it explode. Butch then takes Lou into Buddy's doghouse, and shows him the network that dog agents use, and takes him to meet some more agents: Peek (voiced by Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend Caesar in Bound. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants," due to the) is a Chinese Crested Dog The Chinese Crested Dog is a smaller hairless breed of dog. Like most hairless dog breeds, the Chinese Crested comes in two varieties, both with and without fur, which are born in the same litter: the Hairless and the Powderpuff who works in an underground tube and has computers, radar Radar is an object detection system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the U.S. Navy as an acronym for radio detection and ranging. The term has since, sonar Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in Submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels. Two types of technology share the name "sonar": passive sonar is essentially listening for the sound made by vessels; active sonar is emitting pulses of sounds and listening for echoes, television Television is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic ("black and white") or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission. The word is derived from mixed Latin, communications Communication is a process of transferring information from one entity to another. Communication processes are sign-mediated interactions between at least two agents which share a repertoire of signs and semiotic rules. Communication is commonly defined as "the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing,, satellite In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon, thermal imaging Infrared thermography, thermal imaging, and thermal video, are examples of infrared imaging science. Thermal imaging cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum and produce images of that radiation, called thermograms. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects near room temperature, according to the systems, security cameras, and such. Sam (voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan) is a comical Bearded Collie. Lou is also briefed on the origins of the war between cats and dogs, which apparently dates all the way back to Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. The civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh, and it developed over the next three millennia. Its history. Butch also mentioned that Buddy was previously on the mission until he was captured by the cats, escaped from them, and retired from the spy business.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tinkles (voiced by Sean Hayes), a white Persian cat The Persian is a longhaired cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. One of the oldest cat breed, it takes its name from its place of origin, Persia (Iran). Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by American breeders after the Second World War. In Britain, it plans to conquer the world by making all humans allergic to dogs with Mr. Brody (Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor who has starred in some of the highest grossing films of all time, such as Jurassic Park and Independence Day. He has often been cast as an intellectual (scientist, teacher, etc) with an eccentric nature. Currently he stars as Detective Zach Nichols on the USA Network's crime drama series)'s research on a cure for dog allergies. He is briefly interrupted by Sophie the Maid (Miriam Margoyles) who needs to dress him upon seeing the comatose Mr. Mason (Myron Natwick). He then tells Calico (voiced by Jon Lovitz) to send in the ninja cats (voiced by Danny Mann and Billy West William Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. He launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN shortly after moving on to do the revival of Beany and Cecil and was also a castmember on The Howard Stern Show during the early to mid 1990s) he hired to steal the research. He sends in Devon Rex cat ninjas to steal the research but Lou managed to prevent them from stealing the research. Lou then meets a another agent dog named Ivy (voiced by Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1970, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She is also noted for her social and political activism for a variety of liberal causes), a Saluki The Saluki is perhaps the oldest known breed of domesticated dog. A study published in the May 21, 2004, issue of Science confirms the Saluki's antiquity through DNA analysis identifying it as one of the earliest breeds to diverge from wolves. Like elsewhere in the Fertile Crescent region, Saluki-like animals appear on the ancient ceramics from. Disappointed that the ninja cats failed him, Mr. Tinkles then orders Calico to send a Russian Blue The Russian Blue is a type or breed of cat that has a silver-blue coat. These cats are known to be highly intelligent and playful but tend to be timid around strangers. They also develop close bonds with their human companions and are highly sought after due to their personalities and unique coat kitten (voiced by Glenn Ficcara) to steal the research. The Russian then frames Lou for defecating in the house with a ball containing dog feces. He then places a bomb on the lab door. Butch and Lou manage to get into the house. Lou then distracts the Russian while Butch disables the bomb. But the Russian turns his attention on Butch and tries to kill him. Butch gets caught in a telephone wire but manages to escape and disables the bomb. But the Russian holds out a remote that will explode the bomb and laughs until the lab door hits him. The Russian is captured and interrogated. The agent tells the gang that they pumped a few things out the Russian's stomach including a note written by Mr. Tinkles.
After an incident with Lou playing with Scott, Professor Brody's machine finally gets the positive combinations for the formula. As Mr. Tinkles and Calico overhear the call between Professor Brody and another person, they decide to spring a trap for Dr. Brody and his family. First Mr. Tinkles makes his sinister side known to Sophie causing her to faint. Then he and his cats take Mr. Mason's comatose body to Mason's industries where Mr. Tinkles passes his voice off as Mr. Mason to send the employees home and commandeer the factory for the next plot.
While trying to decipher Mr. Tinkles location, the dogs are unaware that the Brody's have been led into a trap and are kidnapped by the said cat. After receiving a video from the cat demanding Mr. Brody's research as a ransom, the dogs from around the world meet up at a meeting run by the Mastiff (voiced by Charleton Heston). When the dog agents are unable to give up the formula after the metting of the world's dogs, Lou gives in and brings Mr. Tinkles the research and is betrayed. Butch manages to find the depressed Lou, and the two stage an ambush of Mr. Tinkles factory (where the latter plans to use mice A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles. They are known to invade homes for food and occasionally shelter to spread the now mass produced allergy to dogs). While Butch, Ivy, Peek, and Sam fight Tinkle's cat forcesm Lou frees the Brodys, and reveals he can speak only to discover Tinkles has made them allergic to dogs. Lou and Tinkles then have a climactic battle resulting in a fire that traps Lou and Mr. Tinkles inside the burning factory. Butch manages to save them, but Lou is unresponsive. After a few heartful moments of sadness, Lou awakens and all rejoice. Lou decides to be a normal dog and not an agent. As for Mr. Tinkles, he is sent to live with Sophie and her sisters who dress him in ridiculous outfits.
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor who has starred in some of the highest grossing films of all time, such as Jurassic Park and Independence Day. He has often been cast as an intellectual (scientist, teacher, etc) with an eccentric nature. Currently he stars as Detective Zach Nichols on the USA Network's crime drama series - Professor Brody
- Elizabeth Perkins - Mrs. Carolyn Brody
- Alexander Pollock - Scotty Brody
- Miriam Margoyles - Sophie the Maid
- Myron Natwick - Mr. Mason
Voices
- Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor. He began his career in the 1980s, and has since become best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films - Lou the Beagle
- Alec Baldwin Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing, which aired on CBS from 1984 to 1986. He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as Beetlejuice , The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 film The Cooler - Butch
- Sean Hayes - Mr. Tinkles
- Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1970, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She is also noted for her social and political activism for a variety of liberal causes - Ivy
- Charleton Heston - The Mastiff
- Jon Lovitz - Calico
- Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend Caesar in Bound. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants," due to the - Peek
- Michael Clarke Duncan - Sam
- Billy West William Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. He launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN shortly after moving on to do the revival of Beany and Cecil and was also a castmember on The Howard Stern Show during the early to mid 1990s - Ninja Cat #1
- Danny Mann - Ninja Cat #2
- Glenn Ficarra - The Russian Blue
- Paul Pape - Wolf Blitzer of CNN
- Richard Steven Horvitz - Puppy at Barn (uncredited)
- Charles Howerton - German Shepherd at HQ (uncredited)
Reception
Critical reception
The film received mixed to average reviews from film critics. It received a 53% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films, most widely known as a film review aggregator. The name derives from the historical cliché of throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. Flixster has been the parent of Rotten Tomatoes since January 2010, based upon 111 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5 out of 10.[2] Metacritic Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green, Yellow and Red summarize the critic's recommendation, which uses an aggregate rating system, collected an average score of 47/100, based upon 26 reviews.[3] The Washington Post The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation's Jane Horwitz gave the film a positive review, calling it "[a] surprisingly witty and sophisticated spy movie spoof that will tickle adult pet lovers and still capture kids 6 and older with its boy-and-his-dog love story and pet slapstick."[4] In contrast, Kevin Turan of the Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. In 2008 it was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country wrote "Irritating, childish and more frantic than funny, Cats & Dogs does manage some few pleasant moments, but they are not worth waiting for." However, Ebert & Roeper gave "two thumbs up".
Box Office
When released on July 4, 2001, the film opened at #1, beating out Scary Movie 2 as it grossed $21,707,617 on a $7,140 average from 3,040 theaters. It however would lose 44% of its gross the next week, as it grabbed the #3 spot its second weekend grossing $12,033,590, falling behind Legally Blonde Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, directed by Robert Luketic, and based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Amanda Brown. It stars Reese Witherspoon as a bubbly, outgoing sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by proving that she is "serious" and The Score. The film grossed $93 million domestically, and $107 million overseas for a total of $200 million worldwide on a $60 million budget.
Awards
The film was nominated for the Young Artist Award The Young Artist Awards also known as the 'Hollywood Young Artist Award' are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. Started in 1980 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press member Maureen Dragone, they were envisioned specifically as awards to be presented to talented young people in television and movies who might otherwise be for Best Family Feature Film (Comedy) and Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (Alexander Pollock). John Debney won the ASCAP Award for his musical contribution to this film as well as The Princess Diaries The Princess Diaries is a comedy-drama film and the screen adaptation of Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of the fictional Genovia, ruled by her grandmother, Queen dowager Clarisse Renaldi, who is portrayed by Julie Andrews. It also and Spy Kids Spy Kids is the first film of the Spy Kids trilogy. It is directed and written by Robert Rodriguez. It stars Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara and was released in 2001. Rodriguez also produced with Elizabeth Avellan and Guillermo Navarro and was the editor of the film. The film was released in United States theaters on March 30, 2001 and on VHS and DVD.
Sequel
A sequel, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore entered production in September 2008 under the direction of Brad Peyton, and was released on July 30, 2010. Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes and Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend Caesar in Bound. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants," due to the reprise their roles as Sam, Peek, and Mr. Tinkles, while Nick Nolte Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte is an American actor, film producer and former model and Neil Patrick Harris replace Alec Baldwin Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing, which aired on CBS from 1984 to 1986. He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as Beetlejuice , The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 film The Cooler and Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor. He began his career in the 1980s, and has since become best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films as Butch and Lou. Christina Applegate, James Marsden James Paul Marsden is a Saturn Award-nominated American actor and former Versace model, perhaps best known for his roles in Hairspray, Enchanted, 27 Dresses, and the three X-Men films, and Bette Midler Bette Midler is an American singer, actress and comedian, also known (by her informal stage name) as The Divine Miss M. She has starred in live-action films such as Ruthless People and Hocus Pocus, as well as featuring in animated films such as Oliver & Company and Fantasia 2000 voice new characters.
References
- ^ a b "Cats & Dogs (2001)". Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. Brandon Gray started the site in August 1998 and claims to now receive over two million monthly visitors. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catsanddogs.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Cats & Dogs movie reviews". Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films, most widely known as a film review aggregator. The name derives from the historical cliché of throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. Flixster has been the parent of Rotten Tomatoes since January 2010. http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/cats_and_dogs/. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Cats & Dogs (2001): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/catsanddogs?q=cats%20&%20Dogs. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Horwitz, Jane (July 6, 2001). "Cats & Dogs: Two paws up". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/catsanddogshorwitz.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
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