Cats & Dogs (film)

Cats and Dogs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lawrence Guterman
Produced by	Ed Jones Christopher de Faria Andrew Lazar Craig Perry Warren Zide
Written by	John Requa Glenn Ficarra
Starring	Jeff Goldblum Elizabeth Perkins Alexander Pollock
Music by	John Debney
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Edited by	Rick W. Finney Michael A. Stevenson
Production company	Village Roadshow Pictures Mad Chance Zide/Perry Productions Rhythm and Hues Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States Australia
Language	English
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$200.7 million

Cats & Dogs is a 2001 American-Australian family action-comedy film, directed by Lawrence Guterman with screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, and stars Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock. The story centers on the relationships between cats and dogs, depicting the relationship as an intense rivalry in which both sides use organizations and tactics that mirror those used in human espionage. It was shot in Victoria and Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada as well as at Warner Bros. Studios. The film was released on July 4, 2001 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Zide/Perry Productions, and Rhythm and Hues Studios. The film received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $200,687,492 on a $60 million budget.

Mrs. Carolyn Brody (Elizabeth Perkins) and her son Scotty (Alexander Pollock) return home, and the family's Bloodhound Buddy starts chasing a cat, a chase which ends with Buddy's capture by other cats in an ambush.