Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Image:Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties.jpg
Directed by	Tim Hill
Produced by	John Davis
Written by	Joel Cohen
Starring	Breckin Meyer Jennifer Love Hewitt Billy Connolly Bill Murray (voice)
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	June 16, 2006 (USA)
Running time	80 minutes
Language	English
Preceded by	Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Followed by	Garfield The Third (2009)
IMDb profile

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (also known as Garfield: The Movie 2 or its working title Garfield 2) is a theatrical sequel to the 2004 live-action feature film Garfield: The Movie. This film was directed by Tim Hill, written by Joel Cohen, produced by Davis Entertainment for 20th Century Fox, and was released in U.S. cinemas on June 16, 2006 (July 21, 2006 in UK). It borrows its storyline from The Prince and the Pauper.

This film was rated PG by the MPAA for "some off-color elements."

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Release dates
4 Reception
5 Home release
6 Trivia
7 External links

[edit] Plot

Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray) goes to the United Kingdom with canine sidekick Odie to surprise his master, Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer), who is in London to propose to his girlfriend, veterinarian Dr. Liz Wilson (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Garfield switches places with Prince, a royal cat who has just inherited a castle.

In the grand estate Garfield now calls home, he receives the royal treatment, including a butler and an international array of four-legged servants and followers. Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly), who is next in line to inherit the estate, wants Prince/Garfield out of the picture.

[edit] Cast

Breckin Meyer as Jon Arbuckle
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz Wilson
Billy Connolly as Dargis
Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield
Ian Abercrombie as Smithee
Roger Rees as Mr. Hobbs
Lucy Davis as Abby
Tim Curry as Voice of Prince

[edit] Release dates

Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil: June 15, 2006
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States: June 16, 2006
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines: June 21, 2006
Image:Flag of France.svg France: July 19, 2006
Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland: July 21, 2006
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom: July 21, 2006
Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland: July 21, 2006
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary: July 27, 2006
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico: July 28, 2006
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands: August 9, 2006
Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia: August 17, 2006
Romania: September 1, 2006
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia: September 21, 2006 (Victoria and Tasmania September 7)

[edit] Reception

The critical reaction to Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties had 88% of critics offering negative reviews on rottentomatoes.com [1]. The film has made more in foreign markets than domestic, as was expected based on the gross of the first Garfield.

As of September 17, 2006, Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties has earned to the date more than $28,403,409 in the U.S. Box Office, but overseas has earned more than $98,609,549 million making a total of $127,013,068 worldwide. Also in China, it holds the record for Biggest Opening for an Animated Movie.

[edit] Home release

The DVD was released on October 10, 2006. This DVD includes a "Drawing with Jim Davis" featurette and two games: Garfield's Maze, and Odie's Photo Album. It also includes a music video and trailers.

[edit] Trivia

All TV spots for this film were narrated by voice-over actor Don LaFontaine.
This film was released in the UK on July 21 2006 where it is known simply as Garfield 2 [2]
In Garfield: The Movie, Jon drives a green 2004 Volvo S40 sedan; In Garfield 2, Jon drives a blue 2004 Volvo V50 station wagon.
The title is a pun on A Tale of Two Cities.
In the movie, Jon proposes marriage to Liz, and she accepts. In the comic strip a month after this movie's release, Liz declared that she likes Jon and they began going out.
Garfield was singing Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent.

[edit] External links

Garfield
Characters
Garfield \| Jon Arbuckle \| Odie \| List of Garfield characters
Television specials
A Garfield Christmas \| Garfield Gets a Life \| Garfield Goes Hollywood \| Garfield in Paradise \| Garfield in the Rough \| Garfield on the Town \| Garfield's Babes and Bullets \| Garfield's Feline Fantasies \| Garfield's Halloween Adventure \| Garfield's Thanksgiving \| Garfield: His 9 Lives \| Here Comes Garfield
Video games
Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal \| Garfield: A Winter's Tail \| Garfield: A Week of Garfield \| Garfield Labyrinth \| Garfield: Caught in the Act \| Garfield: The Search for Pooky \| Garfield & His Nine Lives \| Garfield Bound for Home
Films
Garfield \| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Other media
Am I Cool or What? \| Garfield As Himself \| Garfield and Friends \| List of Garfield and Friends episodes \| Garfield's Holiday Celebrations
Other
Jim Davis \| U.S. Acres