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Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry

Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry

1999TV Series⏱️ 1h 40mUnrated
Documentary
7.7
IMDB Rating
201 votes

Is it human conceit to attribute emotions to animal actions, or are emotions basic to life on earth? Wildlife filmmakers and scientists make a convincing argument for the latter in this gripping film.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Sigourney Weaver, Michael deGruy, Martyn Colbeck
Release Date
May 9, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 10
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
as Self - Narrator
Michael deGruy
Michael deGruy
as Self - Wildlife Filmmaker
Martyn Colbeck
Martyn Colbeck
as Self - Wildlife Filmmaker
👤
Roger Fouts
as Self - Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute
👤
Dereck Joubert
as Self - Wildlife Filmmaker
👤
Beverly Joubert
as Self - Wildlife Filmmaker
👤
Nicholas Dodman
as Self - Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
Frans de Waal
Frans de Waal
as Self - Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center
Marc Bekoff
Marc Bekoff
as Self - University of Colorado, Boulder
Katy Payne
Katy Payne
as Self - Acoustic Biologist

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Production
DeVillier Donegan Enterprizes, Fleisherfilm Inc.

🏷️ Keywords

reenactmentquestion in titleanimal in titledogmonkey

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

amazing
by acdebiase2006-07-15
10/10

"I've seen many docs and this one is truly the best. I feel it's the first movie to really show how similar all species calling this place home really are. From the elephants turning instantly into a well organized army to attend to a baby stuck in the mud to the family dog that throws herself under a car to save a fallen human child, this film will evoke emotions from you that may surprise you. I can't imagine this movie not being put into schools to show our kids that we're not actually alone on this planet. Reasoning, wonder, and even logic are not our exclusive domain. W..."

📖 Synopsis

Is it human conceit to attribute emotions to animal actions, or are emotions basic to life on earth? Wildlife filmmakers and scientists make a convincing argument for the latter in this gripping film.