Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr Bridwell is named after the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" book series creator Norman Bridwell.,At 41': the vet listens to Clifford's heart too high in his neck which means that he cannot detect any heart valve defect (the very thing he wants to check in the first place). He is listening to its left carotid artery (which could reveal a "bruit" - because of a narrowing - or a abnormal sound from the aortic valve of the heart but this is not as discriminant as listening directly to the chest and then both carotid arteries).,Emily Elizabeth: How big is he going to get?
Mr. Bridwell: That depends, doesn't it?
Emily Elizabeth: On what?
Mr. Bridwell: On how much you love him.,The Kerner Entertainment Company logo and part of the closing credits are accompanied by artwork based on the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" children's books.,Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: A Shadow of a Doubt (2021),Sunshine
Written by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Tyler Spry, Zach Skelton, Casey Smith and Noel Zancanella
Produced by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle & Tyler Spry
Performed by OneRepublic
Courtesy of Mosley/Interscope Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises,Clifford The Big Red Dog is indicative of the Boomer generation creation that becomes iconic, in terms of its simplicity. He is big...he is red and he is a dog, no doubt. The 60's, where the books come from, have this sensibility. Making the most basic things blow up in popularity.

Though the movie takes place in present day New York City, this movie definitely belongs in a different generation. One that requires that a man who lives in his cube truck be gleefully unapologetic about his lot in life, or that a paralegal and her daughter can afford to live in a large Harlem apartment. Or that everyone in the neighborhood are mystically whimsical and light, then this movie is for you. It may as well be a musical.

The story is of a girl for which magic works, and if your brain doesn't accept this, then this film is not for you.

I happen to miss this level of innocence. It lacks the cynicism to which politics have ruined everything. It just wants you to like it. Much like Clifford. He is sweet, wide-eyed and has no clue why he is seen as abnormal. Isn't that what we all want?

Special kudos to John Cleese speaking lines that would die in any other actor's mouth.

Everyone in this flick just seems so happy to do something this light.

I genuinely enjoyed this movie and found myself smiling. And that is all that is required.,