Alan Cumming, Bill Murray, Brad Garrett

Life couldn't be sweeter for Garfield, everyone's favorite feline. Parked on a comfortable chair in front of the television, feasting on his favorite dish, lasagna, and hurling insults at his beleague...( read more  read more... )red owner Jon, Garfield is the master of his universe. When Jon takes Garfield to visit beautiful veterinarian Liz Wilson, she gives Jon a pepped-up, tail-wagging, panting creature that represents everything that Garfield loathes. Garfield, meet Odie, a lovable, dim-witted dog. The wise-cracking cat is, for the first time in his nine lives, left speechless. The clueless Odie chases his tail till he's dizzy, crashes into walls, and barks without cause, all to the unbridled delight of Jon who eagerly welcomes Odie into his home. Odie turns Garfield's perfect world upside down. Garfield's solution: OUT, DARN DOG. When the hapless hound disappears into the evil clutches of local celebrity Happy Chapman, you would think Garfield would rejoice. But he feels responsible for the fate of another. With uncharacteristic energy, courage and selflessness, Garfield manages to pull himself away from his lazy life and spring into action. He's on the unlikeliest of impossible missions: to save Odie.

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PG, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Peter Hewitt

Release Date: June 11, 2004

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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004

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  • September 29, 2009
    The voice actors, esp. Bill Murray did a fine job but I couldn't get why Odie and other characters weren't animated too!? Apart from a few funny moments, this film turns away from any interesting storyline to 'Look what we can do with our fancy computers'. It should have been a 2...( read more)D cartoon with the original animation. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! Even for a kids film (even though it should be for original fans!) this is boring!
  • June 7, 2009
    When I was a youngin I would read garfield comics and the thing I loved most about them was Garfield's facial expressions in situations. The film version completely fails to capture the cynical expressions garfield makes, due to the fact that the digital version doesn't work. Wha...( read more)t I expected Bill Murray would add to the comedy he only subtracted. With a story line taken from Toy Story and about as many laughs as redeeming traits in Garfield the film is a bonnafide flop.
  • May 2, 2009
    "I hate Mondays.."

    I wish they'd never made this movie. Garfield is a comic that in my opinion is impossible to make into a live feature film. The main problem is how to do a convincingly good CGI of the fat, lazy, orange cat with the big eyes?

    I think that the biggest problem...( read more), besides the fact that the movie was very bad, was the CGI Garfield. It looked awful, not at all realistic although in 2004 the special effects crew had the technology to do wonders with computers. But here, like I said, they had an impossible task to do.

    The only positive thing about this movie was the dog that starred as Odie. I liked every scene he (yes, I prefer to call dogs as him or her) was in. He out acted everyone in the movie. I thought that would also be impossible, that an animal would do that, but here it actually happened. Ok, Bill Murray did a decent job as the voice of Garfield and Jennifer Love Hewitt is always nice to look at... But wasn't Odie a beagle in the comic but here he's a Jack Russell terrier?

    I've never been a big fan of the comic or the animated series but this movie did so much wrong to Jim Davis legacy. For real fans only.
  • April 3, 2009
    look, i get why people diss this flick but i love good clean family fun if my kids love it and it keeps me interested. hewitt is beautiful and even as a cartoon cat murray is entertaining, so i kind of enjoyed this movie.
  • January 1, 2009
    I loved the cartoons. Garfield comes to life in this movie. He doesn't understand Odie but comes to like him.
  • November 20, 2009
    This movie has nothing to do with my favorite comic strip.
  • November 10, 2009
    Descepcionante pelicula como fan de Garfield digo que esta pelicula no le hace justicia, si hubieran echo una pelicula de una hora y media y de esa hora y media Garfield se la pasara dormido una hora mientras que la siguiente media hora se atascara de comida para que al final pat...( read more)eara a Odie de la mesa esa hora y media me la habrķa pasado riendo a carcajadas llamenme purista pero eso para mi Garfield no la absurda imitacion con chistes malos que nos muestran aqui, que en nada se le parece pues simplemente es muy activo hasta el grado de ponerse a bailar eso no se los perdono pues cuando supe de esta pelicula me emocione.

    By the way Adrian Uribe sucks as the spanish voice and the movie was desapointing that cat was not garfield at all
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 29, 2009
    i like the way you move... garfield a expert dancer
  • October 26, 2009
    I love garfield!
    i love this movie i think this movie is laught out loud hilarious and i tihnk every should enjoy this movie as hes such a likeable character i love the story and the actors and i love the character grafield this movie is enjoyable and funny and completely worth ...( read more)a watch!

Critic Reviews


June 13, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though Garfield runs barely 80 minutes, it seems a good hour of it involves chases, furniture and luggage collapsing, and grown-up actors madly mugging. full review

June 11, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Not even Bill Murray could save Garfield. full review

June 11, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A toothless, harmless, mostly charmless mongrel movie that mixes live-action actors and animals with a computer-generated version of the comic strip cat that Jim Davis created in 1978. full review

June 11, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I don't know who had the idea that Bill Murray would be the right actor to do Garfield's voice, but the casting is inspired. full review

June 10, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

You are likely to leave this one feeling as grouchy and put-upon as the title character. full review

June 10, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The film is a veritable conga line of bad decisions whose guiding premise appears to be 'Never mind, kids will watch anything.' full review

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Comments


  • cutezanouba
    November 18, 2007
    its amazingggggg and so hilirayous :P:P and comic movie deserve to be seen
  • sportboy
    October 24, 2007
    I did enjoy this movie it was really funny.The funny part was when the cat was jumping on the sette and trying to get the dog down and the dog then jumped back up and trying to get him down. and then the cat jumped down when he heard the Music and the dog jumped down after him aswell and they both started to dance and the dog was copying Garfield the cat.Really good movie it was and really funny.
  • molls17
    August 1, 2007
    Really very funny and laugh out loud for kids stuff, a nice break if your into comedys ****
  • mrkaka
    July 21, 2007
    so fun !!
  • MessangerK
    July 10, 2007
    It's Wicked!
  • ncalisha
    July 6, 2007
    good movie.
  • slaapkous
    July 3, 2007
    Great movie..
  • tervojazz
    June 30, 2007
    Isn't it funny? Bill Murray did the voice of the live action Garfield and starred as Peter Venkman in the live action film, Ghostbusters - Lorenzo Music did the voice of Peter Venkman in the cartoon version of The Real Ghostbusters and also did the original voice of the cartoon version of Garfield. WEIRD!
  • FiJiLicious
    March 10, 2007
    y'all out dea, watch ur mouth if u dont like my huzzy hia, kay? at least his got a wayyy much beta job den urs...well, garfield, darling, u rok babes and kip it up, coz thats the only way we can kip food on the table...luv yah heaps, garf'
    peace, luv n happiness from FIJI...ACE
  • rayman0071
    February 17, 2007
    I know this...Jim Davis must be somewhere pissed!!!
    What they did to this beloved character of the comic strips is atrocious. Total blasphamy!!!

    Somewhere Lorenzo Music must be rolling in his grave!

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