Marmaduke (2010)

A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers:

Tim Rasmussen, Vince Di Meglio,

Stars:

Owen Wilson, George, Lee Pace

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Wilson	...	Marmaduke (voice)
George	...	Marmaduke
Spirit	...	Marmaduke
Emma Stone	...	Mazie (voice)
Huck	...	Mazie
George Lopez	...	Carlos (voice)
Mai Tai	...	Carlos
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Giuseppe (voice)
Dolly	...	Giuseppe
Steve Coogan	...	Raisin (voice)
Tyler	...	Raisin
Stacy Ferguson	...	Jezebel (voice) (as Fergie)
Blake	...	Jezebel
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Bosco (voice)
Axel	...	Bosco

Storyline

Marmaduke, the world's most lovable Great Dane, leaps from comic strip fame (appearing in 600 newspapers in over 20 countries) to big screen stardom in this family comedy event. A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood in Orange County, California with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way. But its not all living large for the Duke, who finds that fitting in with his new four-legged friends - and a potential romantic interest - isn't always easy for a super-sized teenage dog. Owen Wilson gives the beloved Great Dane his voice in the film, which also features the voices of Fergie, George Lopez, Emma Stone and Kiefer Sutherland.

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Plot Keywords:

great dane | dog | based on tv series | animal name in title | talking cat | 

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Taglines:

Live Large

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Marmaduke - A kutyakomédia

Filming Locations:

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,243,789 (UK) (20 August 2010)

Gross:

£5,451,919 (UK) (15 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Regency Enterprises, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amanda Seyfried was the first choice for Mazie.

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Goofs

The plane taking the Winslows to California has winglets when shown taking off. The plane shown landing does not.

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Quotes

Marmaduke: This is my stepbro, Carlos. Say hey, Carlos.
Carlos: Hey, Carlos.
Marmaduke: He's pretty cool for a cat. Which helps, since he's kinda my only friend...

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Connections

Features Old Yeller (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Let's Get It On"
Written by Ed Townsend and Marvin Gaye
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Horrible film, okay for the kiddies but torture for adults

Some guy was giving out tickets to a test screening of this abomination to mankind, and I decided "Eh, free film and I always liked Marmaduke". Well, I was wrong. This film is a physically painful experience. This film consists of the BAD jokes from Marley & Me. The difference is, Marley & Me was touching and funny and cute. This is horrible. No more words to fit this. HORRIBLE! The horrible scene that sticks out the most is the dancing dogs sequence that features a ton of dogs dancing around to music in a park. I just saw a preview for this film on TV, and the song "Tik Tok" was playing during it. Tik Tok, during a dog film commercial. The writing is horrible, the acting is horrible, the effects are horrible, the jokes are horrible, the music is horrible, EVERY SINGLE LAST THING IS HORRIBLE!

I did not apply a rating to this review as 1 is too good for this.

EDIT: Under pressure from somebody, I watched the film in theaters to see if anything was different. I was wrong... IT WAS EVEN WORSE!