Paul and Company is a 1996 American live-action film based on Michael Shires 1988 animation adaptation of Kevin Kline's 1976 novel Paul Twist, it stars Jim Carrey and Wallace Shawn. In contrast with the 1988 film, of the animals talk in this version. Released on July 26, 1996 by Michael Shires Pictures, the film was praised for its faithfulness to the animated classic.