Marley & Me (2008)
Comedy, Drama, Family |.
Marley & Me is a American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel from a screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos, based on the 2005 memoir of the same name by John Grogan. The film stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as the owners of Marley, a Labrador retriever. Marley & Me was released in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2008, and set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales. The film was followed by a 2011 direct-to-video prequel, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years.
Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan escape the brutal Michigan winters and relocate to South Florida, each landing reporter jobs at competing newspapers. At The Palm Beach Post, Jenny immediately receives prominent front-page assignments, while at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, John finds himself writing obituaries and mundane two-paragraph news articles.
When John senses Jenny is contemplating motherhood, his friend and co-worker, Sebastian Tunney, suggests adopting a dog to test the couple’s readiness to raise a family. They choose a yellow Labrador retriever puppy that John names Marley. Marley soon proves to be incorrigible, forcing John and Jenny to enroll him in dog obedience. The instructor, Ms. Kornblut, claims any dog is trainable, but Marley is so disruptive that she expels him. Neutering also has little effect on curbing Marley’s rowdy behavior.
Editor Arnie Klein offers John a twice-weekly column covering the fun and foibles of everyday life. Initially stumped for ideas, John realizes that Marley’s misadventures might be the perfect topic for his first column. Arnie loves the column, and Marley’s continual wreaking havoc on the household provides John a wealth of material.
Director: David Frankel
Writers: Scott Frank (screenplay), Don Roos (screenplay), John Grogan (book)
Stars: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett
►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 |
| Haley Hudson | … | Debby |
| Tom Irwin | … | Dr. Sherman |
| Alec Mapa | … | Jorge |
| Sandy Martin | … | Lori |
| Joyce Van Patten | … | Mrs. Butterly |
| Zabryna Guevara | … | OB-GYN Nurse |
| Megan Grace | … | Secretary (as Megan Mazaika) |
| Haley Higgins | … | Shannon |
| Ana Ayora | … | Viviana |
| Matthew J. Walters | … | Billy |
| Nicole Herold | … | Sunbather |
| Paul Tei | … | Dude |
| Gaston Renaud | … | Metro Reporter |
| Angelina Assereto | … | Waitress |
| Emmett Robin | … | Boy |
| Lisa Varga | … | Still Photographer |
| Dylan Henry | … | Patrick (Age 3) |
| Stephen Lee Davis | … | Neighbor Steve |
| Michael Baskin | … | Party Guy Michael |
| Bradley Frishman | … | Patrick (Age 20 Months) |
| Eric Conger | … | Newscaster |
| Corbin Kelly | … | Office Worker / Sports reporter |
| Natalie Miller | … | Realtor |
| Almudena Alcazar | … | Nanny |
| Paul Aldanée | … | Newspaper Tourist |
| Frank Apollonio | … | Newspaper Employee |
| Dave Argenti | … | Baseball Fan at Marlins Game |
| Louisa Ballhaus | … | Extra |
| Robert Bizik | … | Businessman |
| Pearce Blair | … | Airport Passenger |
| Gregory R. Campbell | … | Journalist |
| John Cimillo | … | Pedestrian |
| Clyde | … | Adult Marley |
| David Collihan | … | Newspaper Reporter |
| Eric Ditman | … | Reporter |
| Emilio Estefan Jr. | … | Self |
| Gloria Estefan | … | Self |
| Lee Farrell | … | Kid on Bus |
| Patrick H. Fox | … | Airport Traveler |
| Richard Graves | … | Newspaper Staff |
| John Grogan | … | Cocker Spaniel Owner |
| Mita Heble | … | Business Professional |
| Jonah | … | Marley |
| Erik Joseph | … | Sentinel News Reporter |
| Elissa Kapneck | … | Beach Girl |
| Jamie D. Knee | … | Girl in Park |
| Danielle Lilley | … | Part Tourist |
| Claudia Londoño | … | Rollerblader |
| Marc Macaulay | … | The Police Officer |
| John Mitchell | … | Newspaper Reporter |
| Jeffrey Mowery | … | Neighbor |
| Barbara Pergament | … | Poodle Lady |
| Kristin Popelka | … | Newsroom Reporter |
| Elizabeth Powers | … | Self |
| Emily Evan Rae | … | Emma |
| Rudy | … | Marley |
| Robert Schlegel | … | Police Officer |
| Chris Shaw | … | Reporter |
| Keyon Smith | … | Newspaper Employee |
| Jimmy Star | … | Airport Passenger |
| Dan Van Wert | … | Journalist |
| Mike Wilson | … | Sports Reporter |
| Lindsey Zajac | … | Newspaper Reporter |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia