Clifford

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Summary: -Great Comedy-
Review: This would have to be the funniest movie Martin Short has ever done. The plot is great and the thought of an adult playing a child is hilarious! I showed my friend Trevor this movie a while ago. He didn't really want to watch it cuz most of the movies I show him he doesn't like. Right when it started out he fell to the floor laughing, literally. The part when he gets hit by the falling boy and when he says the famous line... "Uh-oh! Looks like daddy's gunna have a big Stroke!" This movie has laugh after laugh comedy. Please rent this movie and then you'll have to buy it. One of the top five funniest movies I have ever seen. See Ya! [e-mail]

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Summary: Small Boy and dinosaur give Grodin a nervous breakdown
Review: Ahhhhh! Clifford has gone out of print! A brilliant comedy starring the inimitable Charles Grodin. The line "no-no special place" is enough to rate it an underachieving slice of brilliance.

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Summary: Uncertain
Review: As far as the movie goes, this one's a classic. Martin Short plays an amazing role as a 10 year old boy who terrorizes his Uncle. But it's partially due to his Uncle's putting his priorities in the wrong place. He delays Clifford's trip to Dinosaur World. The whole idea behind the movie is hilarious, and the comedic bits are overwhelmingly funny. However, It has been rumoured, only by someone on this site, that there are multiple scenes that have been cut out of the DVD. I decided to email MGM about this, and they have yet to return my email. Still waiting for confirmation on this, but I'm dreaded that it might in fact be true. I never thought Clifford would come to DVD, and then I saw Charles Grodin on David Letterman, and he asked "So is this Clifford on DVD." And he's like, 'Oh yes, yes, Clifford's on DVD, it's everywhere.' So I went to check and there It had just come out 4 days prior. I was shocked that one of the bestest movies of all time had finally arrived, but now am more shocked that they may have deleated beloved scenes from this film. Hoping this rumour is false, but I don't know why it would be out there in the first place if it wasn't. Sadness.

Oh yea, it would get 5 stars if it wasn't for this whole scenes deal. But if you haven't grown to love them already, then you won't be disappointed if they're not there, so go buy Clifford.

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Summary: A Very Disappointing Movie
Review: At first, this film starts out hilarious. A scheming ten-year-old (played brilliantly by Martin Short) will go as far as landing a passenger plane (without the pilot's permission) and getting his harrassed uncle arrested so he can go to Dinosaur World Theme Park. But as it drags on, it goes from outrageous to almost tiresome as we see Uncle Martin nearly go insane. The plot comes across as fragments stitched together rather than a whole, unified, solid story. Contains several moments that are not appropriate for a young audience (such as when Uncle Martin's fiancee's boss tries to make love to her against her will), and a fair amout of profanity. The first half hour or so are about all that's worth watching.

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Summary: "...a nightmare about your early days in the circus."
Review: Clifford (1994) was directed by Paul Flaherty, who also directed Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) and was a writer for SCTV, for which Martin Short appeared on, and also wrote for numerous other of Short's projects, finally sees a DVD release...sort of...

The film stars Martin Short as the title character Clifford, a manipulative ten-year-old boy infatuated with dinosaurs and a theme park called Dinosaur World. Charles Grodin plays Clifford's Uncle Martin, and Mary Steenburgen is Martin's fiancée Sarah Davis.

It seems Clifford's Uncle Martin and Sara are having problems in that Sara wants to start a family right away, but Martin doesn't seem serious about it. Then Martin sees an opportunity to show Sara how great he is with children by taking in his nephew Clifford for a week. Clifford, wanting to go to Dinosaur World so badly gets his Uncle Martin to promise to take him, but Uncle Martin must break the promise due to a deadline he must meet for his work. This sets Clifford off in that he creates pranks, simple and elaborate, to get back at his uncle for lying to him. You see Clifford is extremely intelligent, cunning, obsessive, and pure evil, in the way a ten-year-old boy can be, especially one who doesn't get what he wants.

The chemistry between Grodin and Short is really very good, the two battling wits and Grodin's character never quite realizing the depth of the boy's ruthlessness until it's too late. Short is creepily convincing as a ten year old boy out for revenge for not getting what he wanted, basically ruining his uncle's personal and professional life in a few, short days. There are a number of truly funny scenes and dialogue throughout the movie, and it's quite entertaining. Grodin plays a role he has basically perfected over the years, a straight-laced character in unusual and exasperating situations.

I was disappointed with this release in that it was only available in a full screen format. Also, there was a notable lack of special features, the disc only containing a trailer for the film. I wasn't looking for like ten hours of stuff, but maybe some production notes, or a look at some of Martin Shorts other projects. Another reviewer has stated that some scenes are missing from the original release, but I am not sure if that is true as I haven't seen this film in a long time, but it does run 90 minutes which matches the what the IMDb has listed as a running time.

Cookieman108

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Summary: Best Make Me Smile Movie
Review: Clifford is one of the funniest movies I've ever watched with my family. Anytime I've ever felt bad I've turned to this movie to make me laugh. C'mon "Chocolate....lot's of it...I need it very badly!"....and "Shame on your eyes!". Does it get any better? I've loved it for years and now my kids love it too! You have to watch this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Kaitee's Review of Clifford
Review: Clifford is the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life. Martin Short is hilarious. However, I recommend this movie for people who can stand obnoxious behavior. Nearly everyone I know hates this movie because it is so frustratingly obnoxious. I love immature humor, though, and I rent it constantly and never stop laughing.

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Summary: Short is a comedic genious
Review: How this movie got such bad reviews is beyond me...if you like martin short, his role of clifford is the funniest thing you'll ever see. I caught it on tv at 2am, and the next day ordered the dvd. I think the problem is this movie is toooooo funny for critics to comprehend. Grodin is hysterical, the plot is brilliant...i mean, come on...cliffords desire to go to Dinosaur World is so laughable in itself. Watch it once, and you'll love it...this movie is bound to be a cult classic.

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Summary: Marty Short and Charles Grodin - An Unbeatable Pair
Review: I absolutely love Marty Short and anything hes in. Marty pulls off being an evil child who destroys anyone or anything who gets in the way of his dreams perfectly. In the movie, Clifford (Marty Short) wants to go to a place in LA called Dinosaur world. Everything in Martin Daniels' (Grodin) life seems to be going perfectly - until he met his nephew, Clifford. In a desperate attempt to prove to his fiance that he loves children, Uncle Martin decides to babysit Clifford and promises to take him to dinosaur world. But when Uncle Martin breaks his promise, Clifford plots revenge. The only person who seems nuts is Uncle Martin and to everyone else, Clifford is a perfect angel.

Ben Savage and Richard Kind have a very short parts in this movie.

For Martin Short fans this is a must have.

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Summary: Great Humor
Review: I am 44, and absolutely love this movie. The big joke in this movie is about how the crafty 10 year boy wreaks havoc out of revenge against his uncle Martin for breaking his promise to take the boy to Dinosaur Land.

The boy just about puts his uncle in the funny farm with frustration and rage from the boy's pranks. It is truly funny to see this little boy win this struggle over the accomplished adult. Charles Grodin is fabulous at expressing the frustration over the boy's immaturity, scheming and selfishness. But you know, even through the conflict, you can see that Uncle Martin really does like the boy.

Maybe you would have to have a 8 year and a 10 year boy to understand this movie.

The plot is set up splendidly from the beginning, where the boy wants to stay with Uncle Martin because Uncle Martin promised to take the boy to Dinosaur Land, and Uncle Martin wants the boy at his house so he can convince his finance that he truly loves children so he can save his engagement to Miss Sarah. Uncle Martin gets a rush project at work and cancels the Dinosaur Land trip, and then the boy begins to plot against his uncle to punish his uncle. That's when the fun gets going. The boy makes an absolute fool of his uncle in a bunch of scenes, gets his uncle thrown in jail and nearly ruins his uncle's engagement to the sweet Miss Sarah.

Of course, all is well that ends well, and Uncle Martin and Sarah get married, with the boy as ring bearer.