The Creepiest Oscars Ever Happened 20 Years Ago They include Gidget (Jenny Slate), a white Pomeranian with a crush on Max, and Chloe (Lake Bell), a snob cat with a mouth on her.

The pooches go at each other to the delight of other pets who watch through the windows of their New York apartment building. The story starts simply when Katie (voiced by Ellie Kemper) disrupts her domestic bliss with her Jack Russell terrier Max ( Louis C.K.) by bringing home a BFG of a mutt named Duke (Eric Stonestreet).

But they know how to use this Toy Story with critters to get loads of laughs and put a lump in your throat. Sometimes you wish they’d pull back a little on the throttle. Chris Renaud ( Despicable Me) and his co-director Yarrow Cheney pull out all the stops in the too-busy script by Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio and Brian Lynch ( Minions). Have you ever imagined what your pet does when you leave the house? Then this is the movie for you. The same principle applies to all of you who see The Secret Life of Pets, an animated fluffball that does everything to drive you crazy and ends up by being totally irresistible.

“Another Sucker Found” - that was the sign on the take-home box that held the first pet I ever adopted, a kitty named Fitzie.

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