When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
Acting
Martin Short's truly unhinged child performance.
Cinematography
Gaudy 90s aesthetic that ages like milk.
Director
Paul Flaherty
Martin Short
Clifford Daniels
Charles Grodin
Martin Daniels
Mary Steenburgen
Sarah Davis
Dabney Coleman
Gerald Ellis
Richard Kind
Julien Daniels
Jennifer Savidge
Theodora Daniels
Brandis Kemp
Woman on Plane
Ben Savage
Roger
Don Galloway
Captain
Susan Varon
Woman Passerby
Kevin Mockrin
Kevin
Timothy Stack
Kevin's Father
Marianne Muellerleile
Kevin's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in 1990 but shelved for four years, reportedly because test audiences hated Clifford so much they couldn't finish it.
This film essentially ended Martin Short's leading man career and became a legendary Hollywood cautionary tale about miscasting.
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