Clifford (1994)
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9% of critics liked it
(23 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(8,704 ratings)
Versatile Canadian comedian Martin Short plays a 10-year old boy in this comedy aimed at younger audiences. The tale is told in flashback to another little boy. Clifford is a manipulative brat. Clifford really wants to visit Dinosaur World in Los Angeles. Clifford wants to go so badly that he… More Versatile Canadian comedian Martin Short plays a 10-year old boy in this comedy aimed at younger audiences. The tale is told in flashback to another little boy. Clifford is a manipulative brat. Clifford really wants to visit Dinosaur World in Los Angeles. Clifford wants to go so badly that he manages to force the Hawaii bound plane he and his parents are on to land in L.A. His parents need to attend a convention in Hawaii so they leave him with his Uncle Martin who despises children. Martin's fiance adores kids, so he pretends to be ecstatic about Clifford's visit. He must also pretend that Clifford is the angel child he isn't. Because Martin reneges on a promise to take him to Dinosaur World, Clifford begins an elaborate plot for revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Flaherty
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Orion serves up another long-on-the-shelf turkey with this gimmicky, poorly conceived comedy.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Now let's have a show of hands: how many want to see Martin Short play a ten-year-old brat who makes everybody miserable and winds up staying with his uncle (Charles Grodin) in Los Angeles for a week?
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Caryn James, New York Times
When Martin puts Clifford on a harrowing hyperspeed version of the Larry the Scary Rex ride, the special effects are impressive, but not worth waiting for.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Clifford is not bad on the acting, directing or even writing levels. It fails on a deeper level still, the level of the underlying conception. Something about the material itself is profoundly not funny. Irredeemably not funny.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Remember when Martin Short was funny?
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Cast
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Martin Short
as Clifford
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Charles Grodin
as Martin Daniels
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Mary Steenburgen
as Sarah Davis
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Dabney Coleman
as Gerald Ellis
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G.D. Spradlin
as Parker Davis
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Anne Jeffreys
as Annabelle Davis
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Richard Kind
as Julien Daniels
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Jennifer Savidge
as Theodora Daniels
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Ben Savage
as Roger
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Akuyoe
as Airport Claims Clerk
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Greg Blanchard
as Man at Party
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Channing Chase
as Julia
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Natalie Core
as Older Woman at Party
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Barry Dennen
as Terry the Pterodactyl
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Richard Fancy
as Detective
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Don Galloway
as Captain
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James 'Gypsy' Haake
as Transvestite
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Sherlynn Hicks
as Female Photographer
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Linda Hoffman
as Stewardess
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Sonia Jackson
as May Ella
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Anthony Johnson
as Servant
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Brandis Kemp
as Woman on Plane
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Tim Lane
as Navigator
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Gregory "Mars" Martin
as Brian
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Marianne Muellerleile
as Kevin's Mother
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Jennifer Nash
as Wendy
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Al Pugliese
as Detective
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Annabel Schofield
as Woman at Party
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Tim Stack
as Kevin's Father
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Susan Varon
as Woman Passer-By
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David Byrd
as Senator
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Kevin Mockrin
as Kevin
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Christopher Murray
as Bartender
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Kathy Fitzgerald
as Connie
