Marley & Me (2008)

Director:

David Frankel

Writers (WGA):

Scott Frank (screenplay) and
Don Roos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Heel the love

Plot:

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Florida | Death Of Dog | Swimming Pool | Newspaper Reporter

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	John
Jennifer Aniston	...	Jenny
Eric Dane	...	Sebastian Tunney
Kathleen Turner	...	Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin	...	Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble	...	Patrick (Age 10)
Haley Bennett	...	Lisa
Ann Dowd	...	Dr. Platt
Clarke Peters	...	Editor
Finley Jacobsen	...	Conor (Age 8)
Lucy Merriam	...	Colleen (Age 5)
Bryce Robinson	...	Patrick (Age 7)
Ben Hyland	...	Conor (Age 5)
Sarah O'Kelly	...	Neighbor Mom (Nurse)
Keith Hudson	...	Big Guy
Haley Hudson	...	Debby
Tom Irwin	...	Dr. Sherman
Alec Mapa	...	Jorge
Sandy Martin	...	Lori
Joyce Van Patten	...	Mrs. Butterly
Zabryna Guevara	...	OB-GYN Nurse
Megan Grace	...	Secretary (as Megan Mazaika)
Haley Higgins	...	Shannon
Ana Ayora	...	Viviana
Matthew J. Walters	...	Billy
Nicole Herold	...	Sunbather
Paul Tei	...	Dude
Gaston Renaud	...	Metro Reporter
Angelina Assereto	...	Waitress
Emmett Robin	...	Boy
Lisa Varga	...	Still Photographer
Dylan Henry	...	Patrick (Age 3)
Stephen Lee Davis	...	Neighbor Steve
Michael Baskin	...	Party Guy Michael
Bradley Frishman	...	Patrick (Age 20 Months) (as Bradley Aldan Frishman)
Eric Conger	...	Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Corbin Kelly	...	Office Worker / Sports reporter (credit only)
Almudena Alcazar	...	Nanny (uncredited)
Paul Aldane'e	...	Newspaper Tourist (uncredited)
Frank Apollonio	...	Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
Dave Argenti	...	Baseball Fan at Marlins Game (uncredited)
Robert Bizik	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Chris Bowyer	...	Philadelphia Inquirer Intern (uncredited)
Gregory R. Campbell	...	Journalist (uncredited)
Clyde	...	Adult Marley (uncredited)
Eric Ditman	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Emilio Estefan Jr.	...	Himself (uncredited)
Gloria Estefan	...	Herself (uncredited)
Richard Graves	...	Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
John Grogan	...	Cocker Spaniel Owner (uncredited)
Mita Heble	...	Business Professional (uncredited)
Jonah	...	Marley (uncredited)
Erik Joseph	...	Sentinel News Reporter (uncredited)
Elissa Kapneck	...	Beach Girl (uncredited)
Jamie D. Knee	...	Girl in Park (uncredited)
Danielle Lilley	...	Part Tourist (uncredited)
Claudia Londoño	...	Rollerblader (uncredited)
Marc Macaulay	...	The Police Officer (uncredited)
John Mitchell	...	Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Kristin Popelka	...	Newsroom Reporter (uncredited)
Elizabeth Powers	...	Herself (uncredited)
Emily Evan Rae	...	Emma (uncredited)
Savannah Paige Rae	...	Baseball Fan at Marlins Game (uncredited)
Rudy	...	Marley (uncredited)
Robert Schlegel	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Chris Shaw	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Keyon Smith	...	Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
Dan Van Wert	...	Journalist (uncredited)
Mike Wilson	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
David Frankel

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Frank		(screenplay) and
Don Roos		(screenplay)
John Grogan		(book)

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	executive producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Gil Netter	....	producer
Karen Rosenfelt	....	producer

Original Music by
Theodore Shapiro		(music by)

Cinematography by
Florian Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Livolsi		(film editor)

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by
Cindy Evans

Makeup Department
Caridad 'Cuqui' Collazo	....	key hair stylist (as Caridad Collazo)
Felice Diamond	....	key makeup artist
Tina Earnshaw	....	makeup artist: Owen Wilson
Kelsie Gigandet	....	hair stylist: Jennifer Aniston
Geraldine Jones	....	hair stylist: Owen Wilson (as Gerry Jones)
Angela Levin	....	makeup artist: Jennifer Aniston
Chris McMillan	....	hair stylist: Jennifer Aniston
Diane Dixon	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Schonning	....	additional hair stylist: crowd (uncredited)

Production Management
Aaron Downing	....	executive in charge of post-production
Jeffrey Harlacker	....	post-production supervisor
Dana Robin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rebecca Baughman	....	second second assistant director
Steve Dale	....	additional second assistant director
Stephen Lee Davis	....	first assistant director (as Stephen L. Davis)
Jessica Franks	....	second second assistant director
Greg Gilman	....	second second assistant director
Vanessa Hoffman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lewis Bowen	....	charge scenic
Krzysztof J. Bratun	....	scenic foreman
Sabrina Cabanas	....	construction production assistant
Peter Damien	....	propmaker foreman
Mark Dane	....	leadman
Daniel A. Davila	....	construction grip
Raniero Daza	....	carpenter
Raniero Daza	....	painter
Raniero Daza	....	props
Jamie Dorfman	....	prop assistant
Gary Dunham	....	set dresser
Will Eastin	....	graphic designer (2008)
Eoin Egan	....	set dresser
Michael J. Flynn	....	greens foreman
Kate Forry Guanci	....	set dresser (as Kate D. Forry)
Michael T. Galvin	....	set dressing foreman
Romain Gateau	....	assistant property master
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	greens coordinator
Vincent Guarriello	....	key construction grip
Mark Hurtado	....	storyboard artist
James V. Kent	....	leadman: Pennsylvania
Robert Loring Jr.	....	stand-by greensman
Jeffrey Mastney	....	key set dresser
Julian Mercado	....	painter
Greyson Miller	....	on-set dresser
Peter Müller	....	leadman (as Peter Mueller)
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
Linda Pilgrim	....	scenic
John Pollard	....	assistant art director
Charlotte Raybourn	....	art department coordinator
Jack Reeves	....	on-set scenic
Andrew Rossig	....	construction foreman
Christopher Scheetz	....	construction foreman
Philip Schneider	....	property master
Mark Skversky	....	special effects
Billy Stearne	....	set dresser
Jeremiah Tash	....	art department assistant
Cedar Valentine	....	art department coordinator (as E. Cedar McClure)
Mario Ventenilla	....	assistant art director
Elaine Victoria	....	set decorating buyer
Tracey Wilson	....	storyboard artist
Laureen Clarke	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James Klotsas	....	special effects (uncredited)

Sound Department
Patrick Arnheim	....	adr artist
Bob Chefalas	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Rick Chefalas	....	first assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Greg Farrell	....	adr engineer
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Foglia	....	sound mixer
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Bret Johnson	....	sound re-recordist
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Stefano Mascitti	....	synchronization
Paloma Mele	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Miller	....	sound utility
Michael Pisano	....	sound utility
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	supervising sound editor
Ray Rifice	....	additional sound mixer
K.H. Santy	....	boom operator
Timothia Sellers	....	sound utility
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Tirone	....	sound re-recordist
Paul Urmson	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Paul Urmson	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	supervising foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Lawrence Zipf	....	apprentice sound editor (as Larry Zipf)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeremy S. Brock	....	special effects technician
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor
Harry F. Brown	....	special effects best boy: local snow effects (as Harry Brown)
James Carter	....	special effects technician
Derrick Crane	....	snow effects: Pennslyvannia
Gary Giffune	....	special effects technician
John E. Gray	....	snow effects coordinator (as John Gray)
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special effects coordinator
Jared Merlin	....	special effects technician
Dan Yeager	....	snow effects: Pennslyvannia (as Daniel Yeager)

Visual Effects by
Casey Allen	....	senior flame artist
Spencer Armajo	....	flame artist
Mike Ash	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositor
Trent Claus	....	flame artist
Molle DeBartolo	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Craig Hilditch	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hunt	....	visual effects artist
Chris Ingersoll	....	flame artist
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Gabriel Köerner	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic (as Gabe Koerner)
Lawrence Littleton	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic (as Steve Lloyd)
Jose E. Lopez	....	dustbuster
Chris MacKenzie	....	smoke artist
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Ray McIntyre)
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects
David Ridlen	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Mark Robben	....	digital artist: At The Post
Michael Saz	....	digital compositor
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	visual effects supervisor: At The Post
Hudson Shock	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Norie Varga	....	digital artist
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: lola visual effects
Ryan Zuttermeister	....	associate visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Billy Bates	....	stunt driver
Rosie Bernhard	....	stunt driver
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt driver
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
Stacy Courtney	....	stunt double: Jennifer Aniston
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt driver
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver
Howard S. Lefstein	....	stunt double
Paul Marini	....	stunts
Joni Podesta	....	stunt double
Nancy Wetzel	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Beattie	....	key rigging grip: Pennsylvania unit
Kurt Beckler	....	best boy rigging grip
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Mark Catania	....	b dolly grip
Nick Colvin	....	dimmer board operator
Jonathan Dugas	....	rigging grip
Michael S. Epley	....	dolly grip
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Bob Gorelick	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Frank Grasso	....	rigging grip
Daniel Helias	....	video engineer
Travis Hottinger	....	grip
Amanda Hudson	....	assistant camera
Jeb Johenning	....	video playback operator
Christopher D. Jones	....	rigging electric
Denny Kortze	....	second assistant camera
Thomas Lappin	....	camera operator
Marvin Lee	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Patrick Longman	....	libra operator
Dennis J. Lootens	....	rigging gaffer
Jesse Mather	....	lighting technician
T. Michael McLean	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sean Meyer	....	rigging electrician
Christopher Murphy	....	key digital video assist operator
Jeff Murrell	....	chief lighting technician
Evan Nelson	....	grip
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jorge Parra	....	grip
Colin J. Peters	....	electrician
Michael C. Price	....	key grip
Brian Pruitt	....	grip
Steve Reinhardt	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Ray Rifice	....	video assist operator
April Ruane	....	film loader (as April Ruane Crowley)
Landon Ruddel	....	best boy grip
Lee J. Stone	....	crane operator: Techno
Adam Tsan	....	grip: second unit: Ireland
Fred Valentine	....	best boy
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Danielle Colli	....	casting assistant
Regina Haigh	....	casting assistant
Regina Haigh	....	extras casting
Diane Heery	....	extras casting
Justine Hempe	....	casting associate
Slaine Jenkins	....	casting assistant
Phyllis Karpinski	....	casting associate
Jason Loftus	....	extras casting
Jason Loftus	....	location casting
Jennifer Painter	....	casting assistant
L.E. Wallace	....	casting associate: Lori Wyman Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brooke Fein	....	set costumer
Mary Fox	....	set costumer
Risa Garcia	....	costumer: Owen Wilson
Honora Jackson	....	costumer
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	costumer: Jennifer Aniston
Patricia McLaughlin	....	costume supervisor
Kara Morasco	....	tailor
Lisa Parmet	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Steve Beganyi	....	colorist: HD previews
Mitchell Ferm	....	digital intermediate producer
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
William Kruzykowski	....	first assistant editor
Jack Lewars	....	digital intermediate assistant colorist
Ralph Perez	....	colorist: dailies
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
David Rogow	....	additional editor
David Rogow	....	first assistant editor
Gina Sansom	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Dan DiPrima	....	supervising music editor
George Doering	....	musician
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor
Chris Fogel	....	music mixer
Chris Fogel	....	music recordist
Ludwig Göransson	....	composer: additional music
Mike Knobloch	....	music executive
Paul Lamalfa	....	assistant music engineer
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Julia Michels	....	music supervisor
Kevin Mills	....	assistant music engineer
Francesco Perlangeli	....	music stage manager
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Jasper Randall	....	choir contractor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Andrew Shulman	....	musician
Tom Steel	....	music stage manager
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn

Transportation Department
Michael Kelly	....	driver
Nicholas Krouse	....	driver: ShaunPaul Costello
William 'Mac' Maquez	....	driver
Thomas McGoldrick	....	transportation co-captain
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation coordinator
Richard P. Pecora	....	transportation captain
David Sullivan	....	driver: cast
K.C. Colebrooke	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Sophie Arnold-Bluestone	....	production assistant
Sarah Arvanites	....	talent production assistant
Jan Ascanio	....	production assistant
Amy Barnes	....	production secretary
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer
Ashley Bissing	....	production assistant
Brooks Boutwell	....	location assistant
Jane Bulmer	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Robert Cahoon	....	assistant production coordinator
Luke Cartwright	....	runner
Adrian Casas	....	production coordinator: second unit
Charles Castilla	....	epk dp
Emmy Castlan	....	assistant: Karen Rosenfelt (as Emmy Castlen)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Lee Cipolla	....	production assistant
Lisa Cofini	....	post production accountant
Linda Colangelo	....	unit publicist (as Linda McGhan)
Pierre M. Coleman	....	production secretary
James Connors	....	production assistant
Tracy L. Connors	....	key set production assistant
Shaun Paul Costello	....	stand-in: Owen Wilson
Candace B. Cothern	....	animal trainer
Aidan Orion Crawford	....	assistant: Kevin Halloran
Divi Crockett	....	production assistant
Amy Cutler	....	location assistant
Matilda de Cagny	....	lead animal trainer (as Mathilde De Cagny)
Justin Dec	....	set production assistant
Melissa Demyan	....	stand-in: Jennifer Aniston
Steve Eckelman	....	assistant: Owen Wilson
Brett Eidelman	....	second assistant accountant
Verena Faden	....	secondnd assistant to David Frankel & producers
Karen Faust	....	first assistant accountant
Mark Forbes	....	head animal trainer
John Galloway	....	location assistant
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator
Brandon Goodman	....	set production assistant
Dan Gorman	....	location scout
Chris Gormley	....	location assistant
Jim Gourley	....	office production assistant
Amanda Greenblatt	....	assistant: David Frankel & Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Duck Grossberg	....	data manager
Al Guthery	....	helicopter pilot
Christian Hall	....	continuity
Lauren Harrison	....	additional set production assistant
Kristyn Hume	....	main title design
David Jennis	....	set production assistant
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service
Carmita Lasso	....	production assistant
Candice LeClaire	....	construction accountant
April Mackin	....	animal trainer
Larry Madrid	....	lead animal trainer
Melissa Manousos	....	office production assistant
Todd A. Marks	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Lizzie McCausland	....	production assistant
Lauren McGarry	....	parking assistant
Mack McKelvey	....	craft service
Bruce Merwin	....	epk cameraman
Caroline Miller	....	second assistant accountant
Joshua Otis Miller	....	computer/video playback assistant
Christie Moreau	....	adr loop group
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group
Jelena Panfilova	....	stand-in
Mark J. Parker	....	stand-in: Owen Wilson
Larry Payne	....	animal trainer
Bill Phillips	....	key second assistant accountant
Marcel Pinkowski	....	location assistant
Susanne Ragnarsson	....	key assistant location manager
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	set production assistant
Julian Ruhe	....	assistant location manager
Lori Scowley	....	production accountant
Bryan Smiley	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Patricia Taggart	....	location manager
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager
Joel Tokarsky	....	payroll accountant
Susan Torri	....	clearance coordinator
Susan Torri	....	research consultant (as Suzy Torri)
Sheila Waldron	....	script supervisor
James P. Warren	....	dog trainer (as James Warren)
Mario Xavier	....	production assistant
Kelly Young	....	assistant: Gil Netter
Arturo Mendez	....	film painter (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Johann Benét	....	very special thanks
Riley Kathryn Ellis	....	special thanks
Drew Reed	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• Sunswept Entertainment
• Dune Entertainment III (made in association with) (as Dune Entertainment III LLC)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Venezuela (2009) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Imperial - Cinepix (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (2-disc Bad Dog edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (3-disc Bad Dog edition)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals provided by
• C5  foley recording facility
• Camera Service Center  Arricam Lite camera provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  HD dailies
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Deluxe  digital intermediate (as Deluxe New York)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance (uncredited)
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Henson Studios  score recorded at
• Hyperion Sound  score mixed at
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Services)
• LOOK! Effects  title design (as Look Effects)
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  star trailers
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as The Newman Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
• Orbit Digital  Avid services and HD previews
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Pigfactory  music provided by
• Production Depot  camera equipment provided by (Ireland shoot)
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  modem card rentals
• Soundtrack  sound mixing
• Spacecam Systems  aerial cameras provided by
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment (Los Angeles)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language

Runtime:

USA:115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44641) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Czech Republic:U | Ireland:PG | South Korea:12 | Chile:TE | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:o.Al. | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Belgium:KT | Sweden:Btl | Mexico:A | New Zealand:PG | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Jennifer Aniston hadn't read the novel before she was given the script and originally turned it down since she didn't find a dog movie interesting.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Marley's features (ear shape, head shape, color) keep changing during the duration of this movie revealing that more than one dog was used.

Quotes:

Arnie Klein:Listen, take a vacation. Go away for a couple of weeks. Take a month off.
John Grogan:Go where?
Arnie Klein:I dunno.
John Grogan:I live in a vacation spot.
Arnie Klein:Then go to someplace where it's painful and sad.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Melissa & Joey: Spies & Lies (#1.6)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Lithium

More than "A Man and His Dog" film

After reading some of the outlandish bad reviews, I had to comment on this film. I know people's perceptions differ, but some of the bad reviews are so exaggerated and are, lack of a better word, incorrect! I was hesitant about going to see just another generic man and dog film. It was my girlfriend's idea, and I figured it would be another corny chick flick about how a couple get a dog and how it brings them together. After I began watching, it grabbed my attention and never let go! I don't think my review of this film will be able to capture the true essence and emotions this film captures, but here goes: The film was very gripping in its realistic portrayal of the development of a family and their pet from the couple's wedding until the film's end approximately 40 years into their lives. I think for most people, the couple's relationship and even a troublesome pet will seem familiar(imperfect, but yet believable). The movie isn't solely about the dog, but how the dog is a bit of a nuisance at first, but matures along with the family. Giving many more details may ruin the story, so I'll hit some of the points that need attention.

Some people argue that this film lacks comedy, but it's subtle comedy(the type real life offers...nothing exaggerated and unbelievable...like too many Seth Rogan films). Owen Wilson is more toned down, but he adds his spin to a more down-to-earth role as a husband that chooses his life as a husband over the dream life he had pictured. Aniston delivers one of her best performances, in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of her acting, but she gives an undeniably good performance as Wilson's adoring wife.

Regarding the "nudity" and "sex", yes they hint at having sex, but nothing is shown nor sounds like sex. There is NO NUDITY!!! There is a shot of Aniston's naked BACK(not her backside, her back). All of the film's sexual innuendos are while they are married! If anything I think this sends a positive message to younger viewers that this is the way it's supposed to be...fun isn't over after marriage and in some cases, it's when the real adventure begins. Children these days have seen worse than this film shows on network TV and MTV. I didn't hear any bad language that isn't on TV already. It wasn't what most people consider the worst words. And lastly, the sad part of the film is realistic not morbid, murder, or uncalled for...sometimes I think people are so used to films like The Dark Knight that when they see a wholesome, realistic film they're disappointed because they're wanting something epic.

Give this film and chance and realize going into it that it's not the mindless, idealistic comedy that Hollywood has stuffed down our throats lately. It's heart-warming, wholesome, and true to life.