Clifford (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Paul Flaherty |
| Produced by |
Larry Brezner Pieter Jan Brugge |
| Written by | Jay Dee Rock Bobby Von Hayes |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Martin Short |
| Music by | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Edited by | Tim Board Pembroke J. Herring |
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Production
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Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST)
Orion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million |
| Box office | $7.4 million |
Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and Dabney Coleman.
The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation. It was not released until 1994.
At a Catholic school in 2050, a troublesome boy named Roger (Ben Savage) is running away after blowing up the gym due to not being allowed to play on the basketball team—he was accepted onto the team but his parents have forbidden contact sports. He is stopped by Father Clifford (Martin Short), an old priest, who tries to persuade him to change his ways by telling him a story of his own youth.
In a flashback, 10-year-old Clifford is a deceptive, weird-looking boy who never lets go of a toy dinosaur named Steffen. He talks to and blames him for his own actions. He loves dinosaurs and his dream is to visit Dinosaur World, a theme park in California.
While flying with his parents to Honolulu, Clifford purposely causes a catastrophe on board that puts everyone on the plane in danger and forces the pilot to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles. His father, Julian, scolds him because he is not allowed to get back on the plane, though he has an important engagement to attend. He phones his brother, Martin (Charles Grodin)—who resides in Los Angeles—to propose the idea of Clifford staying with him temporarily. Martin thinks that this is the perfect opportunity to prove to his fiancee, Sarah Davis (Mary Steenburgen), how well he interacts with children. He has not seen Clifford since his baptism.
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