The Truth about Cats and Dogs Movie Review 1996

Funny, intelligent Abby (Garofalo) hosts a popular radio call-in show for pet lovers. When a handsome Brit photographer (Chaplin) phones in with a Great Dane problem, he becomes intrigued by her voice, and asks for a date. Insecure about her looks, Abby asks her beautiful-but-dim girlfriend Noelle (Thurman) to fill in. Naturally, both women fall for the shy Englishman. Charming, updated version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" theme works because of strong lead performances, especially Garofalo, who steals the show with her dry, self-effacing wit. Entertaining romantic comedy features some nice scenes of Santa Monica, too.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Phone Sex, King of Beasts (Dogs), Mistaken Identity, Romantic Triangles, Shutterbugs, Radio

Screenplay

Audrey Wells

Cast

Bob Odenkirk, Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, Richard Coca, Stanley DeSantis

Cinematography

Robert Brinkmann

Director

Michael Lehmann

Music

Howard Shore

Other

Stephen Semel

Producer

Cari-Esta Albert, 20th Century-Fox