Garfield (2004)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers (WGA):

Jim Davis (comic strip "Garfield")
Joel Cohen (written by) ...

Release Date:

11 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

It ain't the Cat in the Hat.

Plot:

Jon Arbuckle buys a second pet, a dog named Odie. However, Odie is then abducted and it is up to Jon's cat, Garfield, to find and rescue the canine.

Plot Keywords:

Garfield | Dog | Cat | Veterinarian | TV Host

Cast

Breckin Meyer	...	Jon
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Liz
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Happy Chapman
Bill Murray	...	Garfield (voice)
Evan Arnold	...	Wendell
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Christopher Mello
Vanessa Christelle	...	Miss Ace Hardware
Daamen J. Krall	...	Announcer (as Daamen Krall)
Rufus Gifford	...	Dog Owner #1
Randee Reicher	...	Dog Owner #2
Ryan McKasson	...	Dog Owner #3
Susan Moore	...	Dog Owner #4
Eve Brent	...	Mrs. Baker
Bill Hoag	...	Roy the Lodge Member
Michael Monks	...	Deputy Hopkins

Also Known As:

Garfield: The Movie (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Denmark:A | Iceland:L | France:U | USA:PG (certificate #40176) | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Ireland:G | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | Germany:o.Al. | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

In the film, Nermal is one of the cats who lives on the cul-de-sac. In the comic strip, Nermal - a kitten - originally belonged to Jon's parents.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the pound, the cat in the cage to Garfield's right changes between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Garfield: I hate Mondays.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strictly Background (2007)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be

Quite a good kids movie.

I don't see why people blast this movie so much. It is funny, well acted and well animated. Breckin Meyer plays the nerdy Jon very well and acts like the pet loving dork that we loved so much in the cartoon. Garfield looks amazing, almost identical to what he looked like in the cartoon. Bill Murray is perfect to play him and his voice is similar to Lorenzo Music. They included all the trates of Garfield- lasagne, TV and being a lazy fat cat. Thye kept Odie the moronic but lovable dog. They kept the fact that Garfield has an agreement with the mice and gets on with them. They kept Liz the vet, which brings so much more to Jon. This is a great kids movie, that i am sure adults who watched this as a kid will love too.