Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)

This article is about the 2021 film. For the 2004 animated film, see Clifford's Really Big Movie.
Not to be confused with Clifford (film).
Clifford the Big Red Dog
A big red dog, as tall as two people, stands in a fountain shaking off water
Official release poster
Directed byWalt Becker
Screenplay by
  • Jay Scherick
  • David Ronn
  • Blaise Hemingway
Story by
Based onClifford the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Lyons Collister
Edited bySabrina Plisco
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Paramount Pictures (Worldwide)[1]
  • Entertainment One[2] (Canada and United Kingdom)[1]
Release dates
  • August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26) (CinemaCon)[3]
  • November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes[4]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$64 million[5]
Box office$107.4 million[6][7]

Clifford the Big Red Dog is a 2021 live-action animated fantasy comedy film directed by Walt Becker from a screenplay by Blaise Hemingway and the writing team of Jay Scherick and David Ronn, and a story by Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport, based on the children's book series by Norman Bridwell. The film stars Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, Izaac Wang, Kenan Thompson and John Cleese.[8]

The film was screened unannounced on August 26, 2021, during the 2021 CinemaCon event in Los Angeles. It was initially scheduled to premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, to be followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 17 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by Paramount Pictures, but was ultimately pulled from the festival and had its release date removed from Paramount's schedule due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Ultimately, the film was simultaneously released theatrically and digitally on Paramount+ on November 10, 2021, in the United States.[9] It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $107 million worldwide on a $64 million budget. A sequel is in development.

  1. ^ a b "Dylan O'Brien's 'Monster Problems,' 'Clifford' Backed by Paramount, eOne". Variety. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (20 June 2019). "Paramount & eOne Team For 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' & Dylan O'Brien Pic 'Monster Problems'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021. Paramount Pictures and Entertainment One (eOne) will co-finance two upcoming wide theatrical releases
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (August 26, 2021). "'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Showing Up At Paramount CinemaCon Presentation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Clifford the Big Red Dog - Movie Review". 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ Scott Mendelson (November 14, 2021). "Box Box Office: 'Clifford' Earns Doggone Decent $22M Debut". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Wojnar, Zak (June 29, 2021). "Clifford the Big Red Dog Trailer Brings Beloved Children's Books to Life". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 23, 2021). "'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Returns To Q4 Release Schedule, Will Go Day & Date In Theaters & On Paramount+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.