Marley & Me (2008)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

David Frankel

Writers (WGA):

Scott Frank (screenplay) and
Don Roos (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Heel the love

Plot:

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Florida | Quitting Job | Newspaper Editor | Pet Sitter

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	John
Jennifer Aniston	...	Jenny
Eric Dane	...	Sebastian
Kathleen Turner	...	Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin	...	Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble	...	Patrick (Age 10)
Haley Bennett	...	Lisa
Ann Dowd	...	Dr. Platt
Clarke Peters	...	Editor
Finley Jacobsen	...	Conor (Age 8)
Lucy Merriam	...	Colleen (Age 5)
Bryce Robinson	...	Patrick (Age 7)
Ben Hyland	...	Conor (Age 5)
Sarah O'Kelly	...	Neighbor Mom (Nurse)
Keith Hudson	...	Big Guy

Also Known As:

Marley and Me (USA) (alternative spelling)
Marley y yo (Argentina) (Chile) (Peru) [es]
Marley & Eu (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Марли и я (Russia) [ru]
Eu si Marley (Romania) [ro]
Io e Marley (Italy) [it]
Mârî: Sekai ichi obaka na inu ga oshiete kureta koto (Japan) [ja]
Marley & Moi (France) [fr]
Marley & ich (Germany) [de]
Marley a já (Czech Republic) [cs]
Marley et moi (Canada: French title) [fr]
Marley i ja (Croatia) [hr]
Marley i ja (Poland) (poster title) [pl]
Marley ja mina (Estonia) [et]
Marley och jag (Sweden) [sv]
Marley ve Ben (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Marley, enas megalos belas (Greece) [el]
Una pareja de tres (Spain: Castilian title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language.

Runtime:

120 min | USA:115 min | 111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44641) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Czech Republic:U | Ireland:PG | South Korea:12 | Chile:TE | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:o.Al. | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Belgium:KT | Sweden:Btl | Mexico:A | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Beach scenes apparently set in Briny Breezes, an area nicknamed "Dog Beach" by locals for its friendliness to the canine set. Palm Beach County Commissioners banned dogs from the beach, for reasons self-evident in the last beach scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: When John and Sebastian are taking about Sebastian going to Columbia, John has his bag over his shoulder and removes it. The editor comes out and tells John he has to cover a methane leak, and he has the bag is on his shoulder and removes it again.

Quotes:

Jorge: Why are you laughing?
Sebastian: I'm just very immature.

Movie Connections:

References Over the Hedge (2006)

Soundtrack:

One Love

Great movie

I read John Grogan's book on Xmas Day 2007 & saw this film today in Australia on New Years Day '09. I have to say they have turned this heartwarming & funny story into a great movie. The casting was right & Owen Wilson & Jennifer Anniston perfect in the roles of John & Jenny Grogan. I grew up as a teenager with a Golden Labrador in the family we all adored & in my early married life with a badly behaved Lassie Collie dog which had to be put down 13 years later. I could really relate to this family's experiences with their pooch & the sometimes angst it caused them. Our Collie chewed everything in sight & also managed to run straight through a plate glass door, jumped out of the car window and broke a bone in his foot... so many experiences similar to this film/book. And at the end of our pooch's life my (by then ex-husband) cried like a baby when we had to have our dog put down.

This film shows the whole life of Marley & how he was loved and at times despaired of and at the end the most cherished part of this family. Yes I cried at the end & I thought it beautifully done but I also was crying for the dog I miss so much now. I would just like the film to have rounded off the story & shown that Marley got a book published about him & that they next got a docile dog who was never going to make it to the press as he was in fact the model dog they thought they were getting with Marley. Lovely film & such a nice change from some of the garbage that's in the theatres these days.