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Clifford

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Clifford	comment	A 1994 Black Comedy film directed by Paul Flaherty, starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen. Produced by Orion Pictures in 1990, its release was delayed for several years due to financial problems.The film opens in the year 2050, introducing Roger (Ben Savage), a 10-year old Catholic schoolboy. The boy has just blown up the school gym because of a personal grievance (his parents wouldn't allow him to join the basketball team). Elderly priest Clifford Daniels (Short) catches up to him and tries to convince him to change his ways. To do so, Daniels starts telling his own life story.Flashback to 1990, with Clifford as a 10-year-old troublemaker. He has a personal grievance, too. He wants to visit Dinosaur World, a theme park located in California. Instead his parents book airplane tickets to Hawaii. But Clifford finds a way to visit California anyway.Not to be confused with the large red dog of the same name.
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Clifford / int_22711892	type	It Never Gets Any Easier
Clifford / int_22711892	comment	It Never Gets Any Easier: At some point, Martin attempts to reason with Clifford that visiting Dinosaur World might be his dream now and failing to achieve it is painful, but Martin has had similar disappointments, with a place he wanted to visit as a child getting closed before he ever had a chance to; he survived. But then Clifford ask this about the pain and the disappointment, "Does it ever get easier, Uncle Martin?". Martin has to admit: "Not really."
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Clifford / int_2286675a	type	Quest for Sex
Clifford / int_2286675a	comment	Quest for Sex: It is implied that this is the main reason why Mr. Ellis took Sarah Davis to San Francisco. It is obvious as he is trying to put some moves on her and woo her away from Martin.
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Clifford / int_279dbf1a	type	Date Rape Averted
Clifford / int_279dbf1a	comment	Said toupee gets tossed from a moving vehicle after Sarah supposedly ripped it off by pushing him away. As a result, Martin notices his boss wearing a distinctly different toupee that boasts a ponytail prior to doing his major presentation.
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Clifford / int_2c1f1138	type	He Who Fights Monsters
Clifford / int_2c1f1138	comment	He Who Fights Monsters: Martin lets his hatred towards Clifford get the best of him and ends up becoming worse of a monster than what Clifford ever was.
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Clifford / int_420c50b7	type	A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Clifford / int_420c50b7	comment	A.I. Is a Crapshoot: At the climax, Larry the scary Rex malfunctions and nearly kills Clifford, but he is saved by his uncle.
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Clifford / int_4ef92d0b	type	The Atoner
Clifford / int_4ef92d0b	comment	The Atoner: The Clifford of 2050 is a very different person than the one of 1990.
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Clifford / int_50b05d30	type	Disproportionate Retribution
Clifford / int_50b05d30	comment	Disproportionate Retribution: Roger blows up the school gym because he wasn't allowed to join the school basketball team. When Martin is unable to take Clifford to Dinosaur World thanks to a last-minute project dropped on his lap, Clifford proceeds to make his life a living hell.
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Clifford / int_5ccae0c1	type	Dinner with the Boss
Clifford / int_5ccae0c1	comment	Dinner with the Boss: While Martin is in San Francisco, he notices Sarah having a romantic dinner of sorts with their boss Gerald Ellis.
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Clifford / int_5ce2c9c6	type	Suddenly Shouting
Clifford / int_5ce2c9c6	comment	Suddenly Shouting: Clifford does this after his second, faster trip through the Larry the Scary Rex ride to get under Martin's skin.
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Clifford / int_60b03a94	type	Parental Issues
Clifford / int_60b03a94	comment	Parental Issues: Clifford reacts to Martin's suggestion of returning him to his parents as if it is a threat, pleading: "Don't send me back to my parents, they hate me!" Martin points out: "Not as much as I do!"
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Clifford / int_627264e0	type	Death Glare
Clifford / int_627264e0	comment	Death Glare: Clifford does this whenever he is about to wreak havoc.
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Clifford / int_660d1f3e	type	Amusement Park of Doom
Clifford / int_660d1f3e	comment	Amusement Park of Doom: Dinosaur World is an example of this...well, since it ended up being a comeuppance for Clifford's antics throughout the film.
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Clifford / int_680f950	type	Gilligan Cut
Clifford / int_680f950	comment	Gilligan Cut: When Clifford's father inquires his son's whereabouts, it cuts to the plane abruptly descending. Subverted when Martin attempts to break the news about not being able to go to Dinosaur World, it then cuts to Clifford losing control of himself and attempting to hijack Martin's car which causes him to weave through traffic.
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Clifford / int_7b2118c5	type	Bait-and-Switch Comparison
Clifford / int_7b2118c5	comment	Bait-and-Switch Comparison: One of the taglines, comparing Clifford to a pit bull: "The other one is a dog."
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Clifford / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Clifford / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Martin gives a blistering one to Clifford after rescuing him from the Larry the Scary Rex ride.
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Clifford / int_86c2ee3c	type	Dodgy Toupee
Clifford / int_86c2ee3c	comment	Dodgy Toupee: When Clifford first met Mr. Ellis, he said "My that's the bestest looking wig I've ever seen!" Said toupee gets tossed from a moving vehicle after Sarah supposedly ripped it off by pushing him away. As a result, Martin notices his boss wearing a distinctly different toupee that boasts a ponytail prior to doing his major presentation.
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Clifford / int_890d4ef2	type	Humiliation Conga
Clifford / int_890d4ef2	comment	Humiliation Conga: What happens to Martin after his model explodes on him during his presentation.
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Clifford / int_898ff050	type	Villain Protagonist
Clifford / int_898ff050	comment	Villain Protagonist: Clifford was one as a child. He would do anything to go to Dinosaur Land, even if it meant ruining others' live. As an adult, not so much.
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Clifford / int_8af45dbd	type	Wild Teen Party
Clifford / int_8af45dbd	comment	The hairstyles of the attendees of that party Clifford was throwing.
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Clifford / int_a0a005d1	type	Protagonist Journey to Villain
Clifford / int_a0a005d1	comment	Protagonist Journey to Villain: Played with. Martin begins the film caring very much for Clifford, but after the latter puts the former through so much Hell, he ends up going insane and sees no problem with leaving Clifford to die. However, he does eventually forgive Clifford.
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Clifford / int_a0ef8636	type	Recorded Spliced Conversation
Clifford / int_a0ef8636	comment	Recorded Spliced Conversation: Clifford gets Martin arrested in front of Sarah's family after calling in a fake bomb threat in city hall, made out of mixing audios of Martin's scolding of Clifford with his answering machine.
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Clifford / int_a6123b72	type	Enfant Terrible
Clifford / int_a6123b72	comment	Enfant Terrible: While Clifford does not fit the "adorable child" description, he is a child. A child who sabotages aircrafts and wrecks lives.
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Clifford / int_ac560dc4	type	Save the Villain
Clifford / int_ac560dc4	comment	Save the Villain: Martin initially has no qualms with letting Larry the Scary Rex have Clifford for a snack after all of the sheer hell Clifford has made out of the former's life throughout most of the movie. Martins's better nature eventually takes over, however, and he grudgingly saves Clifford at the last moment.
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Clifford / int_b707726f	type	Hypocritical Humor
Clifford / int_b707726f	comment	Hypocritical Humor: While Martin is trying to convince Sarah of being innocent, she doesn't believe a word he says, points out that he comes off as a phony, and proclaims "I can spot a phony a mile away." The next second, a Drag Queen asks Sarah if she has seen his/her missing dog. Sarah fails to notice he is actually a guy, adressing him/her as "Ma'am."
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Clifford / int_bc3cb7ff	type	Clear My Name
Clifford / int_bc3cb7ff	comment	Clear My Name: Part of Martin's motivation in the latter part of the film. Clifford initially framed him for placing a bomb under city hall, leading to his arrest. When the charge didn't stick and no bomb was found, the police filed charges against him for initiating a panic. Martin repeatedly tries to get Clifford to sign the confession which would clear his name.
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Clifford / int_bd80925e	type	Forced Perspective
Clifford / int_bd80925e	comment	Forced Perspective: To make Clifford seem smaller, most of the other actors would stand on boxes or ledges in certain scenes. For the party scene, most of the extras were actually tall actors and actresses, most being around 6'4" tall.
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Clifford / int_c10da874	type	The '80s
Clifford / int_c10da874	comment	The '80s: The hairstyles of the attendees of that party Clifford was throwing. In the scene where Clifford eats breakfast, the Pepsi can had the pre-1992 logo given the fact that this movie was actually filmed in 1990.
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Clifford / int_c23525d4	type	Character Title
Clifford / int_c23525d4	comment	Character Title: Clifford is a movie about a boy named...Clifford.
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Clifford / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
Clifford / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Martin warns Sarah against taking Clifford with her, "Don't blame me when his head starts spinning around! Watch out for the green vomit!."
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Clifford / int_d2528a4a	type	Terrifying Tyrannosaur
Clifford / int_d2528a4a	comment	Terrifying Tyrannosaur: The main attraction of Dinosaur World is a huge, animatronic Tyrannosaurus aptly named "Larry, the scary Rex".
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Clifford / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Clifford / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Martin's stupidity gets the best of him when he decides to put the ride on hyperdrive to scare the Hell out of Clifford, but this causes the ride to break and Clifford almost dies because of him. He later regrets it.
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Clifford / int_dc3b74bc	type	Pointy-Haired Boss
Clifford / int_dc3b74bc	comment	Pointy-Haired Boss: Gerald Ellis (Dabney Coleman) is Martin's boss. At some point, he decides that the location Martin chose for the train line they are designing is off. He chooses a location two miles away. Martin quickly estimates that this would cause the line to go right through the Sepulveda Dam. Ellis still doesn't get that this is a problem, "you'll come up with something."
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Clifford / int_e2d457	type	The Ditz
Clifford / int_e2d457	comment	The Ditz: Miss Sarah Davis as she comes across as rather naive given that she is oblivious to Clifford's antics. Also, see Hypocritical Humor below:
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Clifford / int_eb28ab57	type	Bound and Gagged
Clifford / int_eb28ab57	comment	Bound and Gagged: Bound but not Gagged. Martin has Clifford in a straitjacket during his visit to Dinosaur World.
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Clifford / int_efbd4c52	type	All Bikers are Hells Angels
Clifford / int_efbd4c52	comment	All Bikers Are Hell's Angels: At some point, Clifford narrates a rather outrageous story of having been abducted by your stereotypical outlaw bikers: "They tied me up...and then they told me stories that they do on their bikes. Some of them were fun, but some of them were scary!"
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