Clifford (1994)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Paul Flaherty

Writers (WGA):

Jay Dee Rock (written by) &
Bobby von Hayes (written by)

Release Date:

1 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What's the difference between Clifford and a pit bull? One will tear your heart out, scare your friends and wreck your house. The other one is a dog.

Plot:

Clifford is a ten-year-old troublemaker, who puts not only his parents through hell, but also his uncle with whom his parents have discarded him to.

Plot Keywords:

Troublemaker | Boy | Money | Yelling | Flying

Cast

Martin Short	...	Clifford Daniels
Charles Grodin	...	Martin Daniels
Mary Steenburgen	...	Sarah Davis
Dabney Coleman	...	Gerald Ellis
Richard Kind	...	Julien Daniels
Jennifer Savidge	...	Theodora Daniels
Brandis Kemp	...	Woman on Plane
Ben Savage	...	Roger
Don Galloway	...	Captain
Tim Lane	...	Navigator
Susan Varon	...	Woman Passer-By
Josh Seal	...	Kevin
Kevin Mockrin	...	Kevin
Timothy Stack	...	Kevin's Father
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Kevin's Mother

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | Spain:7 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Was one of many films (including RoboCop 3 (1993)) produced by Orion and filmed years ahead of its release date. The reason it was not released until 1994 was due to company Orion's pending bankruptcy, and not because of bad press screenings, as some sources claim.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The mini-mart clerk is played by Shelley DeSai, and later in the movie, the same actor can be seen at the anniversary party walking by the camera after Martin was taken away by the police. Why would a mini-mart clerk be at a rich mansion for an anniversary party?

Quotes:

Clifford: Don't reject me, Uncle Martin!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paid to Play (2005)

fabulous, very funny

Lots of funny scenes about a very self-centered boy who drives adults crazy.

I am sure a lot of adults can see some familiar behavior in their kids and themselves.

Some the funny things they show Clifford doing remind me of myself when I was a boy; eating lots of sugar, watching videos of naked African women; drooling over the chance to go to a theme park, trying to fool adults and not getting away with it.

Martin Daniels is especially funny as a middle-aged bachelor who is trying to convince his fiancé who wants children, that he appreciates children, so he has Clifford at his place to prove that point to his finance, in the meantime, Clifford ruins Martin's career, his house, and causes the breakup of the marriage engagement.

Clifford is truly an evil menace, the bane of every adult, much worse than Dennis the Menace.