--- title: 'The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)' type: 'film' director: 'Michael Lehmann' released: '1996-01-01' runtime_minutes: 93 genres: - 'Romance' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-truth-about-cats-dogs-1996' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117979/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) 1996 · 93 min · Romance · United States ## Synopsis The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Audrey Wells. It stars Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, Ben Chaplin and Jamie Foxx. The story is a modern reinterpretation of the 1897 Cyrano de Bergerac story and follows Abby Barnes, a veterinarian and radio talk show host who asks her model friend Noelle Slusarsky to impersonate her when Brian, a handsome man, shows interest in her. The original music score was composed by Howard Shore. The Truth About Cats & Dogs was released by 20th Century Fox on April 26, 1996. Upon its release, the film garnered positive reviews and was met with considerable box office success. ## Credits - **Director of Photography:** [Robert Brinkmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brinkmann) - **Director:** [Michael Lehmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lehmann) - **Screenplay:** [Audrey Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-wells) - **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore) ## Cast - [David Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cross) - [Janeane Garofalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/janeane-garofalo) - [Uma Thurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/uma-thurman) - [Ben Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-chaplin) - [Robert Brinkmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brinkmann) - [Jamie Foxx](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-foxx) - [Mary Lynn Rajskub](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-lynn-rajskub) - [Monique Parent](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-parent) - [James McCaffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mccaffrey) - [Bob Odenkirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-odenkirk) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-truth-about-cats-dogs-1996 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1880307); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.