Garfield: The Movie

Director: Peter Hewitt

Overview

"The big-screen adaptation of Jim Davis' popular comic strip Garfield debuts on DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and French subtitles are accessible. This disc does offer first-rate sound and picture quality."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2004
UPC:	0024543146735
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	16,428

Special Features

Closed Caption; [None specified]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bill Murray	Garfield
Breckin Meyer	Jon Arbuckle
Jennifer Love Hewitt	Dr. Liz Wilson
Stephen Tobolowsky	Happy Chapman
Evan Arnold	Wendell
Mark Christopher Lawrence	Actor
Eve Brent	Mrs. Baker
Debra Messing	Arlene
Nick Cannon	Louis the Mouse
Alan Cumming	Persnikitty the Cat
David Eigenberg	Nermal the Cat
Brad Garrett	Luca the Doberman Pinscher
Jimmy Kimmel	Spanky
Richard Kind	Voices
Vanessa Christelle	Actor
Susan Moore	Actor
Bill Hoag	Actor
Michael Monks	Actor
Vanessa Campbell	Miss Ace Hardware
Juliette Goglia	Little Girl
Ben Kronen	Older Man
Jerry Hauck	Cop
Evan Helmuth	Steward
AnnaLea Rawicz	Information Agent
Leyna Nguyen	News Reporter
Frank Payne	Engineer #2
Joe Ochman	Engineer #3
Danna Hansen	Older Woman
John F. Schaffer	Larry
Joe Towne	Technician
Joseph Hale	Little Girl's Dad
Thomas Gottschalk	Voices
Dorkas Kiefer	Voices
Debra Jo Rupp	Voices
Alyson Stoner	Voices
Alec Sokolow	Actor
Virginie Efira	Actor
Alexis Victor	Actor
Perette Pradier	Actor
Bernard Alane	Actor
Mo'Nique	The Rat
Christophe Beck	Composer
Tim Boland	Composer

Technical Credits

Joel Cohen

Alec Sokolow

Risa Bramon Garcia	Casting
Brennan du Fresne	Casting
Alan E. Lorimer	Special Effects
Neil Machlis	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
John Moio	Stunts
Peter Hewitt	Director
Joel Cohen	Screenwriter
Alec Sokolow	Screenwriter
Terry Chapman	Special Effects
Cass Asher	Stunts
David Boulton	Sound Effects
Michele Imperato	Producer
Brian Manis	Producer
Simon Ager	Special Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
John Kilkenny	Producer
John Davis	Producer,Producer
David MacMillan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Finicky critics turned up their noses at Garfield. Devoted readers of Jim Davis's globally syndicated comic strip and Bill Murray fans will find that there are some tasty morsels at this buffet, as Murray supplies the pitch-perfect voice of feline disdain as the Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat. Yet, from the blandly appealing leads -- Brecklin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt -- to the lazy script and uncertain computer animation, Garfield has the feel of a direct-to-video production. It certainly plays better on the small screen. Garfield (the only animated character in this otherwise live-action film) is a "happy, fat, lazy cat" with "so much time and so little to do." His idyllic life is shattered when his owner, Jon, adopts a dog, Odie, at the behest of the perky veterinarian on whom he's had an unrequited crush since high school. Initially, Garfield doesn't exactly make the eager-to-please Odie feel welcome. But when unscrupulous TV host Happy Chapman (Stephen Tobolowsky) dognaps Odie for his show, the pampered pussycat who doesn't "do chases" is roused from his cul-de-sac to rescue Odie. Garfield was one of the year's biggest family films at the box office, and kids will be eager to get their paws on it. The enthusiastic Odie is a scene stealer, and Murray makes catnip out of kitty litter with his sly readings.