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Storyline
Marmaduke, the world's most lovable Great Dane, leaps from comic strip fame (appearing in 600 newspapers in over 20 countries) to big screen stardom in this family comedy event. A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood in Orange County, California with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way. But its not all living large for the Duke, who finds that fitting in with his new four-legged friends - and a potential romantic interest - isn't always easy for a super-sized teenage dog. Owen Wilson gives the beloved Great Dane his voice in the film, which also features the voices of Fergie, George Lopez, Emma Stone and Kiefer Sutherland. Written by
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Taglines:
Friends come in all sizes.
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Release Date:
4 June 2010 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$11,599,661
(USA)
(4 June 2010)
Gross:
£5,451,919
(UK)
(15 October 2010)
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Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
The film has the distinction of featuring two dog farts, three urine gags, two hits to the groin, one animal belch, two record scratch moments and two uses of the phrase "Who let the dogs out?"
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Goofs
When Marmaduke has the cone around his neck, his collar comes off along with it when he pulls it off with the fence. Then it's shown on his neck again as he walks away.
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Quotes
Carlos:
Hey let me out of here, I'm not a animal!
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after a long pause]
Carlos:
Oh yeah I'am.
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Soundtracks
Pick It Up
Written by
Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore),
Julian Davis, Aaron Sandlofer and
Joey Katsaros (as Joseph Katsaros)
Performed by LP feat. Fuego
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment
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In short, the CGI talking dogs was done extremely well, even carrying on through nuances found in most dogs - head-tilts, twitches, etc. Typical past CGI attempts practically demanded that the subject remain still while the effects are applied. So, I have to give very high marks to the special effects. The Marmaduke character is very likable as are most of the ensemble here. The story is predictable but I had a fairly good time and even found the humor to be occasionally very funny from a dog-oriented viewpoint. I truly didn't expect much from this but ended up liking it quite a bit. Having said that I will say that I enjoyed it once and will probably never watch it again, but I believe kids 7 to 11 would enjoy it quite a bit.