CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG + Virtual Junket

By Erin

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG is open in theaters and on Paramount+ Now! Based on the beloved Scholastic book character, Clifford will teach the world how to love big! I grew up reading ALL of the Clifford books and watching the cartoon, I loved reading about all of the trouble and adventures Clifford would get into. Now Clifford has a fun family friendly movie to enjoy with the kids. There’s also the option that if you do not want to go to a theater just yet, you can enjoy the film from the comfort and safety of your couch in your PJs on Paramount+. I think that is the more comfy way to go anyways isn’t it? I cannot wait to share Clifford with my niece.

When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment. While her single mom (Sienna Guillory) is away for business, Emily and her fun but impulsive uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) set out on an adventure that will keep you on the edge-of-your-seat as our heroes take a bite out of the Big Apple.

The movie is super cute and talks about bullying as Emily Elizabeth struggles with bullies at her school. It has an amazing message of acceptance, which is necessary in our time. There is humor, jokes, cute scenes, and overall good character development. CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG has been rated PG for impolite humor, thematic elements and mild action.

The other weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the virtual junket for the movie, and we all learned about how much fun they had while filming the movie, will there be a sequel, how they made the real action movie happen with a huge puppet, and what the main message for the movie is. *Just a side note, my screen looks a bit “shaky” because I had to make a last minute trip down to Temecula to get something my adorable 2 1/2 year old niece had taken out of my backpack the weekend before without me knowing that I really needed back. So we were in the truck on the way back home, so it was a bit of a bouncy ride. lol*

Interviews with Darby Camp & Jack Whitehall

Darby and Jack were super friendly during the interviews. They bonded a lot while filming, they enjoyed filming the movie in NYC. They got to interact with real dogs while filming the movie as well. Watch the whole interview above!

Interviews with Filmmakers Jordan Kerner & Walt Becker.

We were given an inside look from the Producer and Director about what it was like filming a movie with a huge puppet, how filming went in NYC, the challenges of doing a life action movie instead of a cartoon and more. Watch the entire interview above. Check out Clifford Movie for more Clifford fun and movie info.

DIRECTED BY

Walt Becker

SCREENPLAY BY

Jay Scherick & David Ronn and Blaise Hemingway

SCREEN STORY BY

Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport

BASED ON

the Scholastic Book Series “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell

PRODUCED BY

Jordan Kerner, p.g.a., Iole Lucchese

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, Valerii An, Brian Bell, Caitlin Friedman,

Deborah Forte, Lisa Crnic

STARRING:

Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong and John Cleese