Clifford The Big Red Dog (film)

Clifford the Big Red Dog is a 2021 adventure comedy film directed by Walt Becker and based on the children's book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell, as well as all three TVs hows. It stars an all star cast of Grey DeLisle, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Edie McClurg, Earl Boen, Jack Whitehall, and introuces Harry Groener as Clifford. The film is dedicated to the memory of Richard Robinson, the former CEO of Scholastic, who died in June 2021.

Plot
Clifford is the runt of a puppy litter. Chosen by President Howard's granddaughter Emily Elizabeth as her birthday present, no one expected Clifford to grow, but Emily Elizabeth's love for her tiny red puppy, and the powers within him changed Clifford dramatically. Before long, he was over 25 feet (7.6 m) tall, forcing the Howard family to leave the city and move to the open spaces of Birdwell Island. Zac Tieran, the owner of biotechnology company Lyfegro has plans about Clifford and a traveling animal show known as "Larry's Amazing Animals" is in danger.

Emily meets a strange boy known as Bane, who has just formed a pride with Jetta, Mary, and Samantha in it, he is also planning to reunite Clifford and Emily's friends from the city. Love at first sight, will Emily show the island what she's got and save Clifford?

Dogs

 * Clifford (voiced by Harry Groener): A big, 25 foot tall red Labrador Retriever extraorinare. The depiction of Clifford's size is inconsistent; he is often shown as being about 5280 feet tall (1.609 km) from paws to head, but can appear far larger.
 * Cleo (voiced by Cree Summer): A purple female poodle. Her owner is Mrs. Diller but she mainly spends the day with her friends Clifford and T-Bone. Her catchphrase is "Have I ever steered you wrong?", and when the dogs would reminisce on a time that happened, she would interrupt them in mid-sentence.
 * T-Bone (voiced by Kel Mitchell: A yellow male bulldog. His owner is Sheriff Lewis but he mainly spends the day with his friends Clifford and Cleo.
 * Mac (voiced by Cam Clarke): A blue male greyhound. It is revealed in a few episodes that his name is short for Machiavelli. His owner is Jetta Handover.
 * K.C. (voiced by Cam Clark): A male dog who only walks on three legs. He is one of Clifford's, Cleo's and T-Bone's best friends.
 * Mimi (voiced by Raven Symone): A female poodle and T-Bone's love interest who occasionally visits Birdwell Island.
 * Rex (voiced by Jason Lee): Clifford's friend from the time when he was still a puppy.
 * Kiki (voiced by Grey Griffin): Cleo's playful niece.
 * Bernard (voiced by Markiplier): A black and white border collie. Bane is his owner.
 * Bailey (voiced by Bahia Watson) – One of Clifford's dog friends. She is an Australian Shepherd who wears a pink bow. Samantha is her owner.
 * Tucker (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – One of Clifford's dog friends. He is a Dalmatian who wears a yellow collar. Fire Chief Franklin is his owner.
 * Hero - (voiced by Matt Folliott) - Pablo's dog. He is a beagle. His name derives from Pablo's hobby of reading about superheroes in comic books.
 * Hudson - (voiced by Markeda McKay) - Fisherman Charlie's dog. She is a Yorkshire terrier.
 * Jorge (voiced by Jess Harnell) – A brown dachshund whose owner is Nina.
 * Bebe (voiced by Jill Talley) – A Golden Retriever Seeing-eye dog, She belongs to a blind girl named Jenny.
 * Tricksie (voiced by Jennifer Aston) – An elderly dog who once performed in the circus with her owner, Mrs. Z.
 * Chereath (voiced by LaTonya Holmes) - A golden retriever puppy who has a crush on Clifford.
 * Teacup (voiced by Lucy Liu) - A miniature, adult poodle who has spent most of her life in the pound, as shown in her only appearance,"Adopt a Pup." She eventually gets adopted by an elderly woman who had always wanted a dog, but never had enough room in her apartment for a normal-sized one. Which made Teacup a perfect choice for her.
 * Bobby (voiced by Philip Hayes) - A Giant puppy of a really big breed that plays roughly.
 * Jack (voiced by Tara Strong) - A competitive puppy in a sandcastle contest, as he competes against Clifford and Jorge.
 * Grey (voiced by Hannah Levinson), John (Nika Futterman), Lara (voiced by Lara Jill Miller), and Adam (Nancy Cartwright) - Clifford and Cheri's puppies who appear in the end.
 * Tonya (voiced by Maria Canals): A beautiful orange and white female collie.
 * Dirk (voiced by Jess Harnell) dachshund in Larry's animal show.
 * Rodrigo (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama): A chihuahua who is in the animal show.

Cats

 * Betty (voiced by Debi Derryberry): playful yellow cat and sister of Billy.
 * Billy (voiced by Susan Blu): playful orange cat and brother of Betty.
 * Flo and Zo (voiced by LaTonya Holmes and Ogie Banks, respectively) – Kittens who are brother and sister, They are owned by Mr. Solomon. It is revealed that they and Mr. Solomon are Jewish.
 * Willa (vocal effects provided by Hannah Levinson) - A grey kitten who is owned by Miss Clayton, the librarian. She is seen having her own adventures with animals who are more her size.

Other Animals

 * Shelly - Samantha's hermit crab.
 * Daffodil (voiced by Kath Soucie) – A Holland Lop and Emily's first pet.
 * The Sidarskis – A family of mice who live in the laundromat. They have five children, Lucy, Lewis, Sophie, Sid, and a new baby.
 * Norville (voiced by Henry Winkler) – A bird.
 * Chester - (voiced by Eric Bauza) - A Toggenburg Goat Buck.
 * Jane - One of Steve's cows, a Friesian.
 * Maggie - One of Steve's female geese.
 * Gordo (voiced by Frank Welker): an Indian elephant that catches a cold but performs well with Clifford in one episode.
 * Welker had also voiced Boomer, a brown capuchin monkey who performs in the circus with Gordo.


 * Shackelford (voiced by Wayne Brady): a blue ferret in the animal show.
 * Dorothy (voiced by Jenne Elfman): a cow in the animal show.

Kids

 * Emily Elizabeth Howard (voiced by Grey Griffin): The 12-year-old owner of Clifford and Daffodil. Emily Elizabeth adopted Clifford when he was a very small puppy, when her parents gave him to her on her 6th birthday. Emily's love, combined with genetic mutations and a Mega Mushroom, apparently caused Clifford to grow enormous, thus starting their new lives on Birdwell Island. She is the top female in the Birdwell Pride, and as a result, is Bane's girlfriend.
 * Bane Henderson (voiced by Noah Schnapp): The 13-year old captain of the Birdwell Harem. He knows a lot due to his CIA level IQ, further supported by his strategy to save Clifford and Birdwell Island leads them to victory. He is Emily Elizabeth's boyfriend.
 * Cousin Lara: Emily's cousin who owns a dog named Rex.
 * Charley: Emily Elizabeth's friend who is Jamaican American. He is the fill in-leader of the Birdwell Harem, he lives on a houseboat with his father, who owns a restaurant.
 * Unnamed Jamacian American girl: Not much is known about her, but she is in a relation with Charley.
 * Jetta Handover: Mac's owner. She is a friend of Emily Elizabeth and tends to be snobby towards her.
 * Cosmo Handover (voiced by Debby Debbiberry) is the infant brother of Jetta.
 * Vaz: A Spanish American boy who is friends with Emily Elizabeth and Charley.
 * Mary: Emily Elizabeth's friend who sits in a wheelchair due to her disability of walking and standing up caused by the obliteration of her leg. She plays piano.
 * Monique: Jetta's friend.
 * Jack Morgan (voiced by Jasiah Stewart): One of Emily's friends.
 * Pablo Flores (voiced by Niko Ceci): One of Emily's friends and Nina's brother. In addition, Pablo is Hero's owner.
 * Samantha Mulberry (voiced by Jenna Weir): Emily's best friend, a member of Bane's harem, and Bailey's owner.
 * Owen Yu: the boy from the next-door house.
 * Nina Flores: The owner of Jorge and Pablo's sister.
 * Evan Thomas Taylor: A boy who looks a few years older than Emily Elizabeth.
 * Shun: A young Japanese-American boy.
 * Jenny: A blind girl and owner of Bibi
 * Florence: The most famous girl in school who bullies Emily, causing Bane to ban her from joining the pride.
 * Madison Wolfsbottom: Wolfsbottom's daughter. Her redemption grants her membership of Bane's pride.
 * Vanessa

Adults

 * Steve MacDonald: A farmer and the owner of Chester.
 * Caroline Howard: Emily Elizabeth's mom. She owns and works at The Sea Shell, which is a small store on Birdwell Island.
 * Mark Howard: Emily Elizabeth's dad and the husband of Caroline Howard.
 * Casey Howard: Emily Elizabeth's uncle
 * Violet Howard: Emily Elizabeth's aunt
 * President and First Lady Howard: The leaders of the United States and Emily's grandparents
 * Bane's parents: Bane's mother and father, though they don't make physical appearances, Bane mentions them
 * Samuel: Charley's father and the Jamaican owner of Samuel's Fish and Chips. He runs most of the pier.
 * Jetta's mother: She owns one of the island stores. She often wears her sweater as a poncho.
 * Sheriff Lewis: T-Bone's owner. The island's sheriff and the soccer coach.
 * Mrs. Diller: Cleo's owner.
 * Violet Bleakman: The first neighbor of the Howards to introduce herself.
 * Horace Bleakman: Violet's husband. He has strong dislike towards Clifford and other dogs but sometimes shows sympathy for his neighbors.
 * Miss. Lee: The librarian at the Birdwell Island Library
 * Dr. Dihn: The island's vet. She later adopts a dog named Bob.
 * Mr. Solomon: A wheelchair-bound writer. Flo and Zo are his two pet kittens. It is revealed that he, Flo, and Zo are Jewish.
 * Mrs. Z: An elderly Italian woman who was once in the circus, and owner of Trixie
 * Earl, Rayla, and Dr. Mulberry (voiced by Steve Buscemi, Julie Lemieux and Maggie Cassella): Samantha's father and mothers.
 * Fire Chief Franklin: Tucker's owner. He is Birdwell Island's principal fire fighter.
 * Mrs. Clayton: Willa's owner. She owns a library on a boat.
 * Ms. Ellerby: Birdwell Island's lifeguard
 * Mr. Basu: the island's mail carrier
 * Fisherman Charlie: Hudson's owner.
 * Mr. Yu: Owen's dad.
 * Sanchez: the bodega owner.
 * Peter Tieran:
 * Malik:
 * George Wolfsbottom: (voiced by John Goodman): the founder and CEO of "Tummy Yummies", a dog food brand.
 * Larry Gablegobble (voiced by Judge Reinhold): the ringmaster and namesake of "Larry's Amazing Animals”.
 * P.T.: the carnival owner, and another friend of Larry.

Soundtrack

 * 1) Dynamite - BTS
 * 2) Sense of Love - Emily Elizabeth and Bane
 * 3) Black Eyes - Yevhen Pavlovych Hrebinka
 * 4) Clifford the Big Red Dog Theme
 * 5) Sunshine - OneRepublic

Bane Henderson
"She... she LIKES me!"