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Directed by | Paul Flaherty |
Written by | Jay Dee Rock (alias of Will Porter) "Bobby Von Hayes" (alias of Steven Kampmann) |
Produced by | Larry Brezner Pieter Jan Brugge |
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Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
Edited by | Tim Board Pembroke J. Herring |
Music by | Richard Gibbs |
Production companies | Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $7.4 million[1] |
Clifford is a 1994 American slapstick black comedy film directed by Paul Flaherty, written by Will Porter (under the alias of "Jay Dee Rock") and Steven Kampmann (under the alias of "Bobby Von Hayes"), and starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and Dabney Coleman with supporting roles by G.D. Spradlin, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kind, and Jennifer Savidge. It tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who stays with his uncle while his parents are on a business trip in Honolulu.
Clifford was filmed in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but was shelved for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation. The film was not released until 1994, and was a critical and commercial failure but has since developed a cult following.