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- The main character in the newly released ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ doesn’t actually exist. To bring the dog to life, production turned to two puppeteers and put them in a massive 75-pound canine exoskeleton.
Nov 17, 2021 · When the trailer for the live-action “Clifford the Big Red Dog” was released last November, internet fans were surprised by what they saw: A photorealistic version of their favorite red canine. The movie is based on Norman Bridwell’s popular children’s books.
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Clifford's Really Big Movie is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film based on the PBS Kids TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog, itself an adaptation of the book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell.
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is a 2004 American animated adventure film loosely based on the series of children's books drawn and written by Norman Bridwell and more based on its TV series. It was released in theaters on February 22, 2004.
Due to John Ritter's death in 2003: A Back up! the film and Getting to Know You serves as the final part to Clifford the Big Red Dog, as What if 10 new episodes aired after the film's release. Although, the show's spin-off Clifford's Puppy Days continued to air before concluding in 2006. The show would be remade with the 2019 reboot.
When Clifford hears Mr. Bleakman say that feeding him must cost a lot of money, he realizes that his size is costing the Howards a fortune and decides to do something about it. A carnival act called "Larry's Amazing Animals" has just been in town, and the animals in the show told Clifford about an animal contest with a prize of a lifetime supply of...
The movie starts out on Birdwell Island with Emily Elizabeth calling out to Clifford. After calling him, Clifford comes out from the trees in the forest and runs up to Emily. Emily tells Clifford that they're going to be late for a carnival that just arrived on the island. So Emily gets onto Clifford's back and gives her a ride as the head to the carnival.
At the carnival, Mrs. Diller and Cleo meet Sheriff Lewis and T-Bone. Mrs. Diller tells Sheriff Lewis that she and Cleo always loved the rides at the carnival, while Sheriff Lewis tells her that he and T-Bone always loved the food. Meanwhile, Emily, Charley and Jetta get on a ride that spins, which makes Clifford dizzy as he watches it with them riding it. Cleo and T-Bone then come and say hi to Clifford, remaking that the carnival is the best. After the spinning ride stops, Emily, Charley and Jetta get off wondering what they should do next, but Jetta, feeling queasy, doesn't want to go on anymore rides as she feels too sick. Emily, Charley, Jetta, Clifford, Cleo and T-Bone then see a sign for a show called, Larry's Amazing Animals, and Emily decides that they should see it. Jetta thinks so since nothing's moving, so they go to see the show.
At the show, a man named Larry Gabblegobble comes on stage and introduces himself to the audience, and is proud to present to them, the most "Amazing Animals" they're ever see. As a drum rolls, Larry presents the first animal of the show, a little chilhuahua named, Rodrigo. However, all the kids in the audience laugh when they see him due to his small size, but Larry tells them to not let his size fool him, as he prepares to lift up bell bars. Rodrigo grabs the bell bars and starts to try to lift them up, but he isn't able to yet and he loses his balance and the bell bars and Rodrigo crash through the stage platform. Larry then presents the audience his next animal, a dachshund named, Dirk. Dirk turns on a pair of turbo-powered roller skates he's wearing and rockets down a rap. As soon as he flies off the rap, he starts flying all over the audience, just a few inches over their heads. Dirk then rockets up into the air just as his roller skates run out off juice and he parachutes down. Larry tells the audience to get an applause, but no one yet claps or cheers. Next, Larry presents his next animal, a cow named Dorothy, who was going to walk on a tight rope. As Dorothy whispers to herself, she walks slowly across the tight rope. Jetta thinks it to be "so lame", but Clifford, Cleo and T-Bone think it to be "so amazing". Larry then presents his next animal which is the star of his show, a ferret named Shackleford. Shackleford swings on a trapeze and swings one trapeze to another. After swinging on a butch of trapezes, Shackleford lands on Dorothy's head. Larry then tosses three red bowling pins to Shackleford and he starts juggling them. However, as soon as a balloon flies upwards out of a little boy's hand and past Dorothy and Shackleford, the boy starts crying because his balloon flew away, which causes Dorothy to look down and see how far down the ground is. Dorothy then gets terrified and starts wobbling on the tight rope and Shackleford drops the bowling pins which land on Larry's head. Dorothy then falls and starts hanging upside down, causing her weight to pull down the tight rope. Rodrigo quickly grabs onto one of the ropes attached to one of the pegs holding it to try to keep the tight ripe steady, while Shackleford tries to tell Dorothy to not look down. The peg and rope Rodrigo was holding onto then breaks lose from the ground and swings him around one of the tight rope poles, tangling him. Larry then catches Dorothy on her back and Shackleford gets slingshoted upwards high into the air and Dorothy lands on the stage platform right onto of Larry. When Larry tries to tell the audience everything's alright, Shackleford lands right on top of Larry's head. P.T. saw the whole thing and wasn't liking what he was seeing.
After the show, Clifford, Cleo and T-Bone thought the animals really were amazing, so Cleo decides that should back and get their autographs, which Clifford thinks is a great idea. Inside Larry and his animals' tent, Larry tells Dirk that he was wicked, Rodrigo that he was patental, Dorothy that she rocked down the house and Shackledford that he was the shining star of the show. P.T. then comes into the tent wanting to talk to Larry, so Larry tells his animals that he'll be right back. The animals wonder what P.T. wants, while wondering, Shackleford goes outside the tent and sees P.T. talking to Larry. P.T. was telling Larry his show is failing, but Larry keeps asking him to give him a little more time. P.T. then reminds Larry they has the same conversation a hundred times. P.T. wants to take back Larry's tent and bus, since his carnival is not a charity. Larry tries to convince P.T. his show gotten better, but P.T. suggests to Larry that he just doesn't think he could give him anymore time. Larry then tells him all he needs is three more weeks. When P.T. asks him what could he do in three weeks that he haven't done in three years, Larry takes him into his bus and he shows him. Larry turns on his TV and shows P.T. a commercial for a Tummy Yummies Pet Talent Contest. The CEO of the Tummy Yummies Corporation, George Wolfsbottom introduces himself and his daughter Madison on the commercial and tells how the winner of the contest will win fame, fortune and a life time supply of Tummy Yummies. After Larry turns the TV off, P.T. isn't concerned of that being Larry's plan. Larry then shows P.T. a magazine add that shows the next and final competition is in three weeks. P.T. then tells Larry he'll give him three weeks, but then after that, the bus, tent and everything goes back to him, and Larry thanks him. P.T. then throws the add away in the trash and Shackleford finds it. When Shackleford looks at the add, he finds out about the Tummy Yummies Pet Talent Contest.
Shackleford then goes back into the tent and tells Dirk, Rodrigo and Dorothy that he's got news for them. He shows them the add telling them it's their destiny, because it's a contest that they're going to win, since it's for talented, unique, Amazing Animals. The animals bet their show could win it, but Shackleford tells them they need to think outside the cage, they'll need something new, something that people never seen before. As Shackleford convinces the animals they need something big, Clifford comes into the tent. When he says hello to Shackleford and the other animals, they get scared and run and hide. When the animals peak out from where they hid, Clifford looks into a chest where Shackleford was hiding. Shackleford terrifyingly tells Clifford to please not eat him, but Clifford tells him that he doesn't really want to eat him and he just wants he and the other animals' autographs. Cleo and T-Bone then also come into the tent and Clifford introduces himself and Cleo and T-Bone to the animals. Cleo and T-Bone tell them they loved their show. Shackleford then gets pleased to meet them and asks them if they'd like to join their cast. Shackleford explains to them that joining their show is just the beginning and he shows them the add for the Tummy Yummies Pet Talent Contest, telling them that the winner wins fame, fortune and life time supply of Tummy Yummies, which excites the dogs about it. Clifford thanks Shackleford for showing them the add, but as he was about to tell them they couldn't leave their owners, Cleo suggests to the they should have a conversation about it. When they leave the tent Cleo suggests they should consider joining the Amazing Animals, but Clifford tells Cleo that he would never leave Emily Elizabeth and T-Bone would never leave Sheriff Lewis, and Mrs. Diller would really miss her if she left her as well. Cleo realizes she never thought about it, and it just seems so exciting to her. When the Amazing Animals come out of the tent, Clifford apologizes to them saying it does sound like fun, but they're going to stick around on Birdwell Island, but he still thanks them. Before Clifford, Cleo and T-Bone leave, Shackleford gives them the add, telling in case they change their minds, they'll be with P.T.'s carnival tomorrow night on the main land. Clifford says good bye to the animals and the animals say good bye to him and his friends, but Shackleford was disappointed that Clifford and his friends decided to not join them.
The next day, Clifford and Emily Elizabeth wake up and Emily gives Clifford his breakfast, which were lot's of Tummy Yummies. Next door, Horace Bleakman watches Emily give Clifford his breakfast and couldn't believe his eyes from how big Clifford's supply of Tummy Yummies is. Emily's parents, Mark and Caroline then come into the backyard and say good morning to Emily and Clifford. When Mark and Caroline say good morning to Mr. Bleakman, he tells them he doesn't really know how they could feed Clifford year after year since he's got one big appetite, Mark adds that it's really huge. When Mr. Bleakman asks Mark and Caroline how much does Clifford eat, Caroline states that he eats quite a lot. Clifford starts to hear Mr. Bleakman talking to Mark and Caroline about feeding him and gets shocked. When Mr. Bleakman says that feeding must be a "big problem", Clifford couldn't believe what he hears and runs off. Caroline however then tells Mr. Bleakman that they love Clifford and Mark adds he's part of their family, but Clifford didn't hear them.
•John Ritter as Clifford the Big Red Dog
•Wayne Brady as Shackelford the Ferret
•Grey DeLisle as Emily Elizabeth/Mrs. Howard
•Jenna Elfman as Dorothy the Cow
•Judge Reinhold as Larry Gablegobble
•John Goodman as George Wolfsbottom
•Bob Golding as Shackelford the Ferret/Larry Gablegobble
•Colleen Daley as Emily Elizabeth/Cleo/Madison Wolfsbottom
•Sinead Rushe as Mrs. Howard
•Emma Weaver as Dorothy the Cow
•This is not personal decision, Larry. It's a business decision. You know why I'm here so I'm gotta cut to the chase. Your show is failing.
•Larry: All I'm asking is a little more time.
•P.T.: Larry, we've had this
•Larry: If you take back the tent and this bus, where will my animals live.
•P.T.: Larry, We've had this confu a hundred times.
•Mr. Bleakman: (on the telephone) I'd like to report three missing dogs. One is red, extremely friendly, and as big as a house. No, I'm not crazy!
•This movie was released just five days after Clifford's official "birthday."
•It is currently the only theatrical film directly based on a PBS Kids TV series, not counting Barney's Great Adventure or the films based on Sesame Street (the programming block did not exist at the time said films were made).
•This marks John Ritter's final movie appearance in any form. His last on-screen movie appearance was in 2023’s Bad Santa. The true last film with him was Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up, another movie based on a TV show (that being Playhouse Disney's Stanley), released one year after this movie.
•In addition, this film, along with Bad Santa and Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up, was posthumously released after Ritter's death and dedicated to his memory.
•With this being the series finale, this obviously is also the last time Earl Boen voiced Mr. Bleakman prior to his death in 2023.
•Rather than being released by Artisan Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights.
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Nov 15, 2021 · The main character in the newly released ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ doesn’t actually exist. To bring the dog to life, production turned to two puppeteers and put them in a massive...
- Jake Kring-Schreifels
Clifford's Really Big Movie: Directed by Robert C. Ramirez, Steve Trenbirth. With John Ritter, Wayne Brady, Grey Griffin, Jenna Elfman. Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival act and help win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
- Robert C. Ramirez, Steve Trenbirth
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Clifford's Really Big Movie is an American animated epic adventure comedy film based on the PBS Kids TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog, itself an adaptation of the book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell. This film was directed by Robert Ramirez, produced by Scholastic Entertainment and...
Clifford's Really Big Movie is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film based on the PBS Kids TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog, itself an adaptation of the book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell.
