Parents need to know that this clifford, starring martin short as a 10yearold boy, is not in any way related to clifford the big red dog. Bankruptcy has been kind to clifford, a gimmicky film in which martin short plays an excessively polite, extremely demented 10yearold. Btw, martin short plays the funniest priest in the history of film besides the funniest child character ever. Short and grodin play off each quite well in clifford 1994 dvd, as a quirky age play comedy. Martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen, dabney. Clifford is a 1994 american black comedy film directed by paul flaherty and starring martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen and dabney coleman. But short has a few of those laughoutloud moments, like the scene where his uncle martin charles grodin asks him if he could at least try to look normal and clifford, making his best effort. Martin short, the adult actor, plays a preteen problem child in this comedy. Clifford s uncle is trying to convince a wouldbe fiance that he wants kids, which carries the plotline as clifford is a nephew from hell, but his uncle cant complain without looking like the bad guy. Clifford 1994 is there no end to your madness youtube. He understands that roger is running away because somethingsomethingintelligenceboredom, thus begins a heartfelt tale of his own struggles to deal with an overactive imagination when he.
I recently replaced my old vhs copy with a dvd, so my family can enjoy it over and over. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. Over the course of 90 minutes, however, the cognitive dissonance engendered by watching 40something comedy lifer martin short pretend to be a monstrous 10yearold boy, as the sctv veteran does in the disastrous 1994 dark comedy clifford, becomes too much to bear. Its a bit like deciding to make a family movie called mister rogers. We then focus on the maudlin image of martin short buried under layers of unconvincing oldman makeup as an elderly priest playing with a butterfly before handing down sagacious counsel to a young. Find where to watch clifford and many more full length movies from the best. Clifford trailer directed by paul flaherty and starring martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen, dabney coleman, richard kind. Clifford, starring martin short as a precociously nasty 10yearold, is not a good movie. But when martin suddenly reneges on his promise, clifford hatches a devious plan.
This is one of my favorite martin short movies, it makes me laugh every time i. That time martin short pissed off frank sinatra duration. The funniest from the movie clifford with martin short. Ten yearold brat clifford played by puckish martin short makes life miserable while visiting his mildmannered uncle martin by disrupting martin s peaceful suburban neighborhood, jeopardizing martin s career and ruining his marriage. Clifford is the kind of movie you either love or you hate. Man class watch full hd movie online watch 1080p full full h. On the other hand, i think of the martin short movie. Hes incorrigible, devious, and, until one gets to know clifford, absolutely charming or at least hes supposed to be.
Martin has clifford in a straitjacket during his visit to dinosaur world. The funniest of clifford martin short 1994 duration. Clifford is a tenyearold troublemaker, who puts not only his parents through hell, but also his uncle with whom his parents have discarded him to. Every antic clifford commits, his uncle martin is right there to rub his face in it. Watch clifford 1994 full movie free online streaming tubi.
Short s bizarre casting is the only reason for clifford to exist. This is the absolute funniest movie martin short has ever made to date. Clifford is a 1994 american black comedy film directed by paul flaherty and starring martin short, charles grodin. Slapstick action includes a runaway amusement park ride, falls, punches, a high speed chase, and toothy plastic dinosaurs. Movie, clifford movie,clifford trailer,clifford 1994, paul flaherty. Martin short stars as little clifford, a brat, about 10 years old, i guess. I have been passing around a copy of a copy of this movie forever, because i couldnt find it anywhere anymore. Cliffords uncle is trying to convince a wouldbe fiance that he wants kids, which carries the plotline as clifford is a nephew from hell, but his uncle cant complain without looking like the bad guy. It turns out he has a dying obsession to go to dinosaur world, a theme park near martins house and nothing will get in his way to get there. Clifford dvd is a comedy with some serious sarcasm and bite. Sep 10, 2010 movie clifford funny airport scene 1994.
Martin short and charles grodin have an amazing chemistry on screen. Search, discover and share your favorite martin short gifs. Dont be afraid of my sharp sharp teeth, or my mighty mighty roar. With martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen, dabney coleman.
Clifford 1994 clifford loves uncle martin scene 212. Movie streaming full 1080p hd full 1080p movie english subtitles 2012. Martin short full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Clifford is a little boy from hell, a sneaky practical joker, spoiled, obnoxious. Feb 16, 2009 the funniest from the movie clifford with martin short. Apr 01, 1994 bankruptcy has been kind to clifford, a gimmicky film in which martin short plays an excessively polite, extremely demented 10yearold. Part of martin s motivation in the latter part of the film. Martin hayter short oc born march 26, 1950 is a canadianamerican actor, comedian, singer, and writer. Chaos ensues as clifford will stop at nothing to see the famed theme park but, martin wont give in so easily to his spoiled rotten nephew. He is known for his work on the television programs sctv and saturday night live. Martin iii is a published model who became an actor in 2017. When most people hear the name clifford they think of the giant dog of that name. Clifford does some of the most outrageous things to get his way and it is hilarious.
Since martin short plays clifford as a tenyear old in 1990 that means the character would have been born in 1980 and in the year 2050 he would be 70 years old. Dec 15, 2007 just a ridiculous clip from the movie. Martin isnt thrilled when it turns out clifford is anything but well behaved, he calls off the theme park visit only to find that clifford doesnt take to hearing the word no, lightly. Clifford martin short meets his uncle martin charles grodin. Oct 05, 2012 clifford is a tenyearold troublemaker, who puts not only his parents through hell, but also his uncle with whom his parents have discarded him to. I havent shared it with anyone who has a sense of humor who hasnt laughed themselves silly. Feb 08, 2008 im larry the scary rex, im a scary dinosaur. Clifford 1994 martin short as clifford daniels imdb. Aside from that, this is an unimaginative, illbegotten. Clifford is a 1994 american black comedy film directed by paul flaherty and starring martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen and dabney coleman 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. Martin short and charles grodin share some classic comedic scenes together in clifford dvd. The tale is told in flashback to another little boy.
Versatile canadian comedian martin short plays a 10year old boy in this comedy aimed at. Clifford is 10 years old played by the adult martin short. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. But short has a few of those laughoutloud moments, like the scene where. Originally meant to be released two years ago and delayed. Martin and clifford are waving goodbye to sarah as she heads for san francisco martin daniels. Clifford 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Clifford has an obsession to go to a theme park called dinosaur world which uncle martin promises to take him to. Charles grodin is perfect as clifford s poor frustrated uncle. Back at martin s house, martin is furious with clifford for getting him charged for a crime he didnt commit. I was very surprised to see the imdb user rating for this movie being a moderate 4.
Martin short was born on march 26, 1950 in hamilton, ontario, canada as martin hayter short. Released may 1st, 1994, clifford stars martin short, charles grodin, mary steenburgen, dabney coleman the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of 60 out of 100 on. Martin and clifford are waving goodbye to sarah as she heads for san francisco. Clifford dvd is a hilarious comedy from the mid 90s. Martin short plays a sadistic little boy who needs to get to dinasour world. Clifford has an obsession to go to a theme park called dinosaur world which uncle martin. Clifford paul flaherty, martin short, charles grodin, mary. The funniest of clifford martin short 1994 youtube. Clifford is a 1994 american black comedy film directed by paul flaherty and starring martin short, charles grodin, mary. Clifford initially framed him for placing a bomb under city hall, leading to his arrest. When his parents go to hawaii, a devious, difficult 10yearold stays with his uncle and causes him endless trouble in this dark comedy. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Clifford is 1994 slapstick comedy starring martin short as a 10year old determined to make his lifelong dream come true.
The movie is so odd, its almost worth seeing just because well never see anything like it again. Martin was born and raised in new orleans, louisiana with hopes of living his dream in hollywood. Short plays him with no makeup other than a wig and little boys suits, and the camera angles are selected to make him look a foot shorter than the other actors. A weird movie that could have stood to be weirder still. Versatile canadian comedian martin short plays a 10year old boy in this comedy aimed at younger audiences. Charles grodin, dabney coleman, martin short, mary steenburgen. Its 2050, and creepy priest father clifford martin short, at a location meant to look like a christian orphanage, is talking young roger ben savage out of running away. In this dark comedy, a mischievous tenyearold boy named clifford is sent to his uncle martins for the weekend to get out of his fathers hair. He has starred in comedy films such as three amigos 1986, innerspace 1987, three fugitives 1989, father of the bride 1991, pure luck 1991, captain ron 1992, father of the bride part ii 1995, mars. When his brother asks him to look after his young son, clifford martin short, martin daniels charles grodin agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, sarah mary steenburgen. The movie starts with clifford martin short as a priest in the year 2050 before going to the present setting of 1990 when the film was shot.