Underplayed Gems

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

Clifford the Big Red Dog poster
Directed by
Walt Becker
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, family film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 1,840 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A girl in New York City finds a tiny red dog that grows to enormous size. She and her uncle try to keep the big dog safe from a wealthy man who wants to capture it.

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What happens

Clifford the Big Red Dog is a 2021 live-action animated urban fantasy comedy film directed by Walt Becker from a screenplay by Blaise Hemingway and the writing team of Jay Scherick and David Ronn, and a story by Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport, based on the children's book series by Norman Bridwell. The film stars Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, Kenan Thompson and John Cleese. The film was screened unannounced on August 26, 2021, during the 2021 CinemaCon event in Los Angeles. It was initially scheduled to premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, to be followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 17 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by Paramount Pictures, but was ultimately pulled from the festival and had its release date removed from Paramount's schedule due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Ultimately, the film was simultaneously released theatrically and digitally on Paramount+ on November 10, 2021, in the United States. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $107 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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