ADVISORY/``Cats & Dogs'' Premiere; Cat Lovers and Dog Lovers to Square Off in Westwood for the Opening of This Summer's Hairiest War!

Entertainment & Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (June 23)

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

WHAT:          The premiere of "Cats & Dogs," a cutting-edge
               adventure that marries live action with computer
               animation and puppetry to tell the story of the
               covert, high-tech struggle between cats and dogs,
               which comes to a head when a maniacal Persian cat
               named Mr. Tinkles attempts to take over the world.
               This isn't cute.
               This isn't cuddly.  This is war!

               From the film: Sean Hayes, Charlton Heston, Joe
               Pantoliano, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock,
               and composer John Debney, joined by their canine and
               feline counterparts: Butch (highly decorated canine
               operative), Sam (winner of the Purple Paw), Peek
               (electronics expert), Ivy (ex-agent Saluki hound),
               Lou (small rookie Beagle operative), Mr. Tinkles
               (future world leader), Calico (Tinkle's chief deputy)
               and The Ninjas (wily stealth fighters).

               Celebrity guests: George Clooney, James Gammon ("The
               Cell"), David Hasselhoff, Eriq La Salle ("ER"), Rose
               McGowan ("Jawbreaker"), Tim Roth ("Planet of the Apes")
               and Madeleine Stowe ("The General's Daughter"), Mae
               Whitman ("Hope Floats"), Evan Rachel Wood (TV's "Once
               and Again") along with four-footed celebrities
               Beethoven, Gidget (Taco Bell spokesdog),
               Mr. Bigglesworth ("Austin Powers"), Max the Dog ("How
               the Grinch Stole Christmas"), Eddie (TV's "Frasier"),
               Salem the Cat ("Sabrina, the Teenage Witch") and
               Snowball (feline star of "Stuart Little").

WHEN:          Saturday, June 23, 2001
               Arrivals -- 10 a.m.
               Screening -- 11 a.m.

WHERE:         Mann Village Theater
               961 Broxton Ave.
               Westwood

              --Your coverage of this event is invited--

NOTE: Press Credentials must be picked up outside the theater after
9 a.m. on the day of the event. There will be no exceptions.

          "Cats & Dogs" Opens in Theaters Nationwide July 4th

              "Cats & Dogs" is rated PG by the MPAA for
                      "animal action and humor."

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