Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs - How Dog and Cat ( Original title: Cats & Dogs ) is a comedy film from 2001 directed by Lawrence Guterman. 2010 published a sequel entitled Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

Action

Without knowing it, people, dogs and cats lead a fierce battle against each other. The cats under the leadership of the cat Mr. Tinkles want to take over the world in itself. The dogs try to prevent this by all means. As an agent of a secret organization they oppose the cats. However, to keep the organization secret, they play their masters before a primitive, less developed role and speak only to each other, not in the presence of men.

The human Professor Brody is working on a cure for dog allergy. Since the success of this work would bring the dogs a decisive advantage, he and his family will be monitored around the clock by agents dogs, to protect them against the encroachments of the cats. Trying to inject an agent dog into the family fails, instead of untrained puppy Lou comes into the family. Since the attempts of the cats to come to the now completed means piling, missing the dogs time, Lou exchanged for a professional agent and he must take on the task.

The cats manage to kidnap the family and Brody arrive at the formula of the agent. To invert the formula, so that the means to prevent rather than an allergy, these triggers. Mice are infected with the human resources on the world.

The agents of the dogs storm the factory of Mr. Mason, who had taken over Mr. Tinkles and his cats to produce the agent. When the factory explodes, it seems as if Lou dies there. He survived and the first to speak to Scotty, he says that he is his friend.

The dogs it is possible to prevent the evil plan of cats and Mr. Tinkles lives from now on Mr. Mason's house employee Sophie and her sisters, who force him to wear strange clothes.

Synchronization

Certification

Since Cats & Dogs of the FSK got a release from 12 years, the target audience of the film, however, was intended under twelve, the film around 41 seconds had to be cut in order to get a release over 6 years. On VHS and DVD Cats & Dogs was published only in the cut version. In 2010, the film was eventually reconsidered and released over 6 years. The German BluRay for the first time contained the completely uncensored version of the film.

Background

• Filming began on 19 June 2000 and ended on 17 November 2000. Was filmed in Vancouver and Victoria.
• Production costs were estimated at around 60 million U.S. dollars. The film played in theaters worldwide around 200 million U.S. dollars, of which around 93 million U.S. dollars in the U.S. and about 4.8 million U.S. dollars in Germany.
• Theatrical release in the U.S. was on 4 July 2001, in Germany on 19 July 2001.

Reviews

• Markus Ostertag wrote on moviemaze.de: The history and the basic idea behind it know how to please. [ ..] But unfortunately, makes this aspect alone does not make a good movie. Not have the appropriate characters and a witty and crisp told story, so you can not save over a period of almost 90 minutes even such a good idea. [ ..] The characters are superficial and do not develop significantly over the course of the story further. [ ..] Kids will surely love this because they can identify with it a bit far, but easy for adults missing here that certain something.
• Reinhard Bradatsch wrote on allesfilm.com: With sayings like " this flea bag now goes determines the nozzle " ( the German synchronization has again done a great job ) you are finally even inclined to the stereotypical allusions to Russian fighting machines and Chinese animal parliamentarians, human rights trample something positive. But author John Requas ' ironic blade is dulled and, if at all, only lethargic in action. The hard work you prefer to leave the animators and computer designers. Conclusion: Instead of clever dialogue 's cold Action off the assembly line.
• The mirror: Between dogs and cats kindled a high-tech battle for supremacy. So far, so cute, but that from Real Film, Animal Dolls tricks and CGI effects -consuming composite comedy [ ..] verhackstückt even the most successful gags to a Handlungspampe, which can also refer to the animal lover just as celluloid dog food.
• Encyclopedia of the International film: Turbulent cartoon adventure with parodic bonds at current agent and action movies. Largely moving in the course of typical family films, the film suggests entirely on the side of the dog, its charm lies mainly in the per animal training, puppetry and computer animation appealing animated four-legged friends.

Awards

• John Debney won the ASCAP Award a score of 2002.
• Charlton Heston won the Golden Raspberry negative award 2002 in the category Worst Supporting Actor.