Clifford Movie Review 1992

Short plays a 10-year-old in an effort delayed by Orion's financial crisis. Creepy little Clifford's uncle Martin (Grodin) rues the day he volunteered to babysit his nephew to prove to his girlfriend (Steenburgen) how much he likes kids. Clifford terrorizes Grodin in surprisingly nasty ways when their plans for visiting Dinosaurworld fall through, although Grodin sees to well-deserved revenge. Not just bad in the conventional sense, but bad in a bizarre sort of alien fashion that raises questions about who was controlling the bodies of the producers. To create the effect of Short really being short, other actors stood on boxes and sets were built slightly larger.

Distribution

Orion Home Video, MGM, 2500 Broadway, 3515, Santa Monica, CA 90404-3036, Phone: (310)449-3000, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Childhood Visions, Dinosaurs, Family Ties, Woofs!

Screenplay

Bobby Von Hayes, Jay Dee Rock, Steven Kampmann, Will Aldis

Cast

Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman, Sonia Jackson

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Director

Paul Flaherty

Music

Richard Gibbs

Producer

Larry Brezner, Pieter Jan Brugge, Inc. Morra Brezner Steinberg & Tenenbaum Entertainment, Orion Pictures