Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry - Production & Contact Info

Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999– )
Unrated
TV Series | 100 min | Documentary

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Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999– )

Unrated

TV Series | 100 min | Documentary

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.

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Director

Carol L. Fleisher (directed by)

Writers

Paula Deats (written by) | Carol L. Fleisher (written by)

Composers

Don Grady (music by) | Don Nemitz (music by)

Cinematographer

Biff Bracht (director of photography) (as William "Biff" Bracht)

Editors

Judy Reidel (edited by) | George Waite (edited by)

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Edit Released

Updated May 9, 1999

Release date (First episode)

May 9, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Sigourney Weaver Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	2	Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Michael deGruy Self - Wildlife Filmmaker (as Mike DeGruy) Self - Wildlife Filmmaker (as Mike DeGruy) See fewer	2	The Blue Planet (2001)
Martyn Colbeck Self - Wildlife Filmmaker Self - Wildlife Filmmaker See fewer	2	Planet Earth (2006)
Roger Fouts Self - Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute (as Dr. Roger Fouts) Self - Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute (as Dr. Roger Fouts) See fewer	2	Project X (1987)
Dereck Joubert Self - Wildlife Filmmaker (as Derek Joubert) Self - Wildlife Filmmaker (as Derek Joubert) See fewer	1	Okavango: River of Dreams - Director's Cut (2020)
Beverly Joubert Self - Wildlife Filmmaker Self - Wildlife Filmmaker See fewer	1	Okavango: River of Dreams - Director's Cut (2020)
Nicholas Dodman Self - Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (as Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman) Self - Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (as Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman) See fewer	1	America's Cutest (2009)
Frans de Waal Self - Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center Self - Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center See fewer	1	Nature (1982)
Marc Bekoff Self - University of Colorado, Boulder Self - University of Colorado, Boulder See fewer	1	Natural World (1983)
Katy Payne Self - Acoustic Biologist Self - Acoustic Biologist See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Jim Dutcher Self - Wildlife Filmmaker Self - Wildlife Filmmaker See fewer	1	World of Discovery (1990)
Jaak Panksepp Self - Neuroscientist, Bowling Green State University (as Dr. Jaak Panksepp) Self - Neuroscientist, Bowling Green State University (as Dr. Jaak Panksepp) See fewer	1	Nature (1982)
Roland Anderson Self - Seattle Aquarium Self - Seattle Aquarium See fewer	1	Monsterquest (2007)
Peter Whybrow Self - Director, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA Self - Director, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA See fewer	1	Shop 'Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism (2009)
Kathleen Beach Self - Former staff member, Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute Self - Former staff member, Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute See fewer	1	Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
Deborah Fouts Self - Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute Self - Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute See fewer	1	Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
Ned Kalin Self - University of Wisconsin Self - University of Wisconsin See fewer	1	Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
Blair T. Miller Self - FEMA Search and Rescue Worker Self - FEMA Search and Rescue Worker See fewer	1	Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
Lisa Parr Self - Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center Self - Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center See fewer	1	Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (1999)