Clifford

Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen. The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation. It wasn't released until 1994. The film's tagline is "What's the difference between Clifford and a pit bull? One will tear your heart out, scare your friends and wreck your house. The ... more

Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen. The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation. It wasn't released until 1994. The film's tagline is "What's the difference between Clifford and a pit bull? One will tear your heart out, scare your friends and wreck your house. The other one is a dog." At an orphanage in the future, a troublesome boy named Roger is running away, but is stopped by Father Clifford, a very old priest, who tries to convince the boy to change his ways by telling him of his own youth. Flashing back to the present day, the 10-year-old Clifford is a deceptive, evil, weird-looking boy who never lets go of a toy dinosaur he calls Steffen. His dream is to visit Dinosaur World, a theme park located in California. While flying with his parents to Hawaii, Clifford purposely causes a catastrophe on... less