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Clifford

  • 1994
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
8.1K
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Charles Grodin and Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
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A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park. His uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week, and barely lives to regret it.A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park. His uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week, and barely lives to regret it.A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park. His uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week, and barely lives to regret it.

  • Director
    • Paul Flaherty
  • Writers
    • William Porter
    • Steven Kampmann
  • Stars
    • Martin Short
    • Charles Grodin
    • Mary Steenburgen
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Flaherty
    • Writers
      • William Porter
      • Steven Kampmann
    • Stars
      • Martin Short
      • Charles Grodin
      • Mary Steenburgen
    • 113User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Charles Grodin in Clifford (1994)
    Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
    Charles Grodin and Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
    Charles Grodin and Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
    Paul Flaherty in Clifford (1994)
    Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
    Dabney Coleman, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen in Clifford (1994)
    Martin Short and Mary Steenburgen in Clifford (1994)
    Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
    Charles Grodin, Martin Short, and Mary Steenburgen in Clifford (1994)
    Charles Grodin, Martin Short, and Mary Steenburgen in Clifford (1994)
    Charles Grodin and Martin Short in Clifford (1994)

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    Martin Short
    Martin Short
    • Clifford Daniels
    Charles Grodin
    Charles Grodin
    • Martin Daniels
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Sarah Davis
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • Gerald Ellis
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Julien Daniels
    Jennifer Savidge
    Jennifer Savidge
    • Theodora Daniels
    Brandis Kemp
    Brandis Kemp
    • Woman on Plane
    Ben Savage
    Ben Savage
    • Roger
    Don Galloway
    Don Galloway
    • Captain
    Tim Lane
    • Navigator
    Susan Varon
    Susan Varon
    • Woman Passerby
    Josh Seal
    • Kevin
    Kevin Mockrin
    Kevin Mockrin
    • Kevin
    Timothy Stack
    Timothy Stack
    • Kevin's Father
    Marianne Muellerleile
    Marianne Muellerleile
    • Kevin's Mother
    Kirsten Holmquist
    Kirsten Holmquist
    • Debi
    Megan Kloner
    • Daycare Center Child
    Jessie Stock
    • Daycare Center Child
    • Director
      • Paul Flaherty
    • Writers
      • William Porter
      • Steven Kampmann
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Martin Short's co-stars are usually standing on boxes and next to slightly oversize props.
    • Goofs
      In the restaurant, Mr. Ellis gives Sarah a choker necklace. It's extremely tight-fitting, and this is explicitly commented upon. Later in the same scene, the necklace is clearly much longer, and Sarah easily removes it by lifting it over her head.
    • 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?

      [mocking Clifford]

      Martin Daniels: "I just made the bestest nuclear bomb in the whole wide world."

    • Alternate versions
      When aired on Comedy Central and later on the Disney Channel, five scenes deleted from the final cut are restored and also to edit out questionable content. The first one has Clifford and his parents forced off the plane when Clifford makes it land in Los Angeles. The second one has Clifford in the airport pretending to be a poor, deaf boy and many passerby's are seen donating gifts to him. The third one occurs when Clifford and Martin exit Sarah's house and he tells Clifford that Sneakers, the dog that he stole from the airport, ran away, much to Clifford's sadness. The fourth one occurs after the mini-mart incident, when Sarah and Mr. Ellis are in his private plane overlooking a possible site for a new daycare center. The fifth and final deleted scene shows Clifford sleeping over at Sarah's house, following Martin's arrest, offering her his great grandmother's wedding ring.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Red Rock West/Clifford/Threesome/Silent Tongue/The Blue Kite (1994)

    User reviews113

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    8/10
    Generally Despised, But Not By Me
    This work falls in there with movies like Howard the Duck, Oliver Stone's Alexander, Cherry 2000, and Taylor's Cleopatra in that tons of money was spent in the making, only to have the audiences reject the work.

    None of the works named stunk, indeed, there are endearing moments and qualities to every ONE of those works, but as far as average audiences were concerned, they were dismal disappointments, for one reason or another. Clifford is generally considered to have fallen into that category.

    Martin Short portrays a 90 year old priest, and a 10 year old holy terror of a child who will do anything he can (and what he can do is formidable) to get to Dinosaur World to fulfill his dream.

    I found this work amusing. I was highly entertained by Clifford's constant, non-stop, one track obsession and his total lack of that little voice which tells most people that their inappropriate actions are a BAD idea! It makes me thankful I'm not raising children at this point in my life; that part of my life is done, so I can appreciate the humor herein.

    I do not understand why this work is generally despised, other than Clifford IS a holy terror. He is the epitome of the Demon Seed. But the work is endearingly quirky, amusing, and entertaining.

    I liked it and own it. It rates a 7.8/10 from...

    the Fiend :.
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    • May 2, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Велике кіно Кліффорда
    • Filming locations
      • Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,408,745
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,571,043
      • Apr 3, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,408,745
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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