Clifford

Name: Clifford
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1994-04-01
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman, Richard Kind

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.

Clifford (1994)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Video for the film Clifford — Clifford Rides Larry the Scary Rex

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Release date

1994-04-01

Country

United States

Production

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

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$19 000 000

Box office

$7 408 745

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Director

Paul Flaherty

Actors

Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman, Richard Kind, Jennifer Savidge, Brandis Kemp, Ben Savage, Don Galloway, Tim Lane
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Scenario

Producer

Larry Brezner, Pieter Jan Brugge

Camera operator

John A. Alonzo

Composer

Richard Gibbs

Artist

Russell Christian

Audition

Lynn Stalmaster

Editing

Tim Board, Pembroke J. Herring
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Short description

When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.

What's left behind the scenes

Before its release in 1994, the film was re-edited and several specially filmed scenes were added, including scenes with Martin Short as an elderly Clifford, who tries to convince a student played by Ben Savage not to run away by telling him about his own childhood. These scenes were filmed around 1993, three years after the main production period had ended.
The actors who appear alongside Martin Short stand on boxes and next to oversized set pieces.
Screenwriters Stephen Kampmann and William Porter disliked the film so much that they demanded their pseudonyms be used instead of their real names in the credits and the film's advertising campaign.
The actors playing opposite Martin Short stood on boxes and next to oversized props.
Screenwriters Steven Kampmann and William Porter disliked the film so much that they demanded their pseudonyms be used in the credits and in the film's promotional campaign.
During filming, Martin Short, who played 10-year-old Clifford, was 40 years old.
Martin Short, who played the 10-year-old Clifford, was 40 years old during filming.
Before its theatrical release in 1994, the film was re-edited and included some newly shot scenes, including scenes with Martin Short as an elderly Clifford, who tries to convince a student played by Ben Savage not to run away by telling him about his own childhood. These scenes were filmed approximately in 1993, three years after principal photography had ended.