Marmaduke Is A “John Hughes Movie With Dogs”, Says Director Of Future Crappy Movie
December 18th, 2009
Here’s the first pic of the upcoming live-action Marmaduke movie (tagline may have been added by me):
Seems predictable enough, right? Throwaway family film based on a completely incomprehensible comic, no big deal
Wrong! It’s actually a John Hughes movie for the new generation:
Director Tom Dey (formerly Delay) explains his grand vision:
“We’ve approached the movie like a John Hughes movie with dogs,” Dey says. “The dog park is like high school for dogs. To make this kind of movie, you really have to understand that it is the dog’s world and we just live in it.
“The kinds of rich characterizations Hughes embodied in teenage stars such as Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off translate to the Marmaduke story lines, Dey says, including one theme about “the vulnerabilities” of Marmaduke.
“Marmaduke is a teenager, and he’s trying to find his way in the world,” Dey says. “It’s a boy-meets-girl story, a coming-of-age and cautionary tale. My job as director is to try to place the audience inside this world.”
Dayyyumn (Director) Gina! Sounds deep! I thought it was just gonna be a dumbass movie about a huge uncontrollable dog and his hugeness.
Just as a refresher, this is what a John Hughes movie looks like:
Ahhh, the Breakfast Club. That was a classic. Remember that quote, “I’ll be cooking your bone the rest of your natural born life!” A new addition to the Hughes canon is long overdue. Also with dogs in it.
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