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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.
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This movie is unhinged. Martin Short is a true psychopath, Charles Grodin is doing Joker before Joker, and the entire third act feels like it uses ⅔ of the movie’s budget in a way I couldn’t have seen coming. There’s no resolution. Everyone just stops being insane. Incredible. As someone who grew up just thinking “okay so he makes weird faces and people love it, I guess?” about Martin Short- I get it now! He’s Clifford!
I found this to be deeply perverse and upsetting
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A troubled young boy obsessed with visiting a specific theme park systematically destroys his uncle's life through increasingly unhinged and manipulative behavior.
Paul Flaherty directed this 1994 dark comedy, which is widely cited for its surreal, polarizing approach to family-film tropes.
Yes, despite its critical failure upon release, the film has achieved status as a cult classic due to its bizarre, uncomfortable tone and Martin Short's relentless performance.
