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MPAA Rating
PG
for some rude humor and language
Genre
Comedy, Family
Director
Tom Dey
Starring
Owen Wilson, Judy Greer, Lee Pace
Studio
Fox
Release Date/In Theaters
June 4, 2010
Marmaduke is the classic class-struggle movie, this time for both dogs and people. This movie is harmless and generally amusing for the playground set; bringing the huge, slobbering, Great Dane of the comic strip, of the same name, to life on the big screen. The movie has a simple plot of class struggles, predictable dialog and gross-out gags with an underlying moral message.
Marmaduke is a chatty, talking dog (Owen Wilson’s voice), talking to his four-legged friends and the audience. Marmaduke and his family move to California from Kansas, where he is snubbed at the dog park by the purebreds, harassed by a Rottweiler and falls for a collie. His family includes a work-obsessed father and a happy, ever smiling mother- Phil and Debbie Winslow, and the family cat, Carlos. They all indulge in Maraduke’s drooling, fun loving antics. Marmaduke becomes the top dog at the dog park through a little scheming but soon his ruse is discovered and his reign is over. Before Marmaduke and Phil can redeem themselves with a YouTube Video, the movie offers doggy surfing, and an all-dog party!