Clifford (1994)

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.

Director:

Paul Flaherty

Writers:

Jay Dee Rock, Bobby von Hayes

Stars:

Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In this dark comedy, a mischievous ten-year-old boy named Clifford is sent to his Uncle Martin's for the weekend to get out of his father's hair. It turns out he has a dying obsession to go to Dinosaur World, a theme park near Martin's house and nothing will get in his way to get there.

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Plot Keywords:

troublemaker | lifting someone into the air | photograph | dysfunctional family | grass | 

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Taglines:

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.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clifford - Das kleine Scheusal

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Gross:

$7,411,659 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST), Orion Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Short, who plays 10 year-old Clifford was 40 years old at the time of filming.

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Goofs

Towards the beginning of the movie, Father Clifford is standing in front of a brick wall when Roger jumps from a window and lands on Clifford. Clifford goes down, but the camera does not move. Right before Clifford and Roger get up, the shadows on the brick wall instantly shift, revealing that scene was edited together from multiple takes.

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Quotes

Clifford: Uncle Martin, save me!... Uncle Martin?
Martin Daniels: I'm thinking it over!
Clifford: Please?, I'm scared!
Martin Daniels: Well I'm scared about what might happen if I save you. You know, I should do mankind a tremendous favor and let that dinosaur eat you. I mean, who knows what horrors you might unleash, or what if you got your hands on some plutonium?
Martin Daniels: [mocking Clifford] I just made the bestest nuclear bomb in the whole wide world.

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

User Reviews

Funny...But Weird

This movie is a little weird. It's very unusual to see a grown man playing a 10 year old boy. But it was funny. Martin Short is hilarious as a psycho 10 year old boy! Charles Grodin is funny as Hell as the psycho 10 year old's uncle who tries to keep his nephew under control! I haven't seen a lot of Martin Short movies but judging by this performance, he must be a very funny comedian. I like how Clifford(Short) always calls Sarah Davis(Mary Steenburgen) 'Miss Sarah Davis'. It's just funny the way he says it. Anyway, I recommend this movie to everyone. It's hilarious and fun for the whole family.

10/10