A hilarious fan video depicts Clifford the Big Red Dog as a kaiju in the vein of a Toho Godzilla movie. Norman Bridwell’s beloved Scholastic character made his debut in 1963, and now, after nearly 60 years, the giant canine is finally making his way to the big screen in a live-action film, Clifford the Big Red Dog. Earlier this week, Paramount released the family-friendly movie’s first full trailer.
Clifford the Big Red Dog follows Emily Elizabeth, a young girl who meets a mysterious man (John Cleese) named Mr. Bridwell—a Vonnegut-esque stand-in for the Clifford books’ original author. Bridwell tells Emily that Clifford will mature based upon how much she loves him; naturally, the love of Emily and her family results in the pint-sized puppy growing ten feet tall and causing hi-jinks all around New York City. As director Walt Becker has stated, Clifford is a CGI character made to look like a photorealistic version of a big red dog. In the books, Clifford’s size varies depending upon the story and is sometimes as big as three stories tall. The creative team’s efforts to avoid making him feel like kaiju haven’t stopped the internet from making jokes.
YouTube video game enthusiast Matt McMuscles recently shared a hilarious crossover video mixing footage from Clifford the Big Red Dog’s trailer and a Toho Godzilla movie. Unlike the King of the Monster’s exploits in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, Godzilla was very much an enemy to humanity in his earlier cinematic outings. Check out a very different Clifford trailer below:
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Reminiscent of reactions to Sonic the Hedgehog and Paddington trailers of yesteryear, some have found Clifford the Big Red Dog’s trailer jarring. At one point, the scarlet pet wrecks inflatable balls with people inside—not exactly the most comforting of sights. While McMuscles’ mashup certainly doesn’t help, Clifford’s havoc pales in comparison to Godzilla’s battle against the ruler of Skull Island in the MonsterVerse’s biggest film to date, Godzilla vs Kong.
A Clifford the Big Red Dog film was first announced back in 2012 at Universal before making its way to Paramount. Becker has been working with Scholastic since 2017 in an attempt to stay true to the original intent of creator Bridwell. As was the case with Paddington, looks can often be deceiving. Hopefully, Clifford doesn’t frighten audiences when he makes his way to theaters on September 17. Even if he does, the MonsterVerse always leaves room for more titans.
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