Ménage Á Pop is a three times a week intimate discussion between two people and a piece of pop culture.
Just so you know, this episode, its interview and even these show notes were composed before yesterday's election. So, if the country is actually burning in effigy right now, that's why this show is still talking about the Martin Short film Clifford. Turns out it was a childhood favorite of comedian Candace Kregg and, today, she's exploring how she still finds it relevant in a world widely ignorant to its actual existence (actual world condition pending).
Candace Kregg is a comedian and writer working out of the West Coast. Follow her on INSTAGRAM @candacekregg.
POP NOTES
The film was originally intended as a 1991 summer release. Due to the financial woes and temporary shut down of its production company ORION PICTURES it was delayed almost three years to Friday, April 1st, 1994.
The film was released the same year as four other Martin Short films, CAPTAIN RON, PURE LUCK, FATHER OF THE BRIDE and WE’RE BACK: A DINOSAUR’S STORY.
The film’s credited screenwriters of Jay Dee Rock and Bobby Von Hayes were actually aliases for embarrassed writing partners William Porter and Steven Kampmann. Porter had previously written the screenplays for BACK TO SCHOOL (1986) and THE COUCH TRIP (1988) while Kampmann was lead story editor for acclaimed tv series WKRP IN CINCINNATI (1979).
Director Paul Flaherty (18 AGAIN!) has been a long-time collaborator with star Martin Short writing and directing him in such projects as SCTV (1981), THE MARTIN SHORT SHOW (1994) and PRIMETIME GLICK (2001)
Scenes showing Clifford as an elderly priest were filmed and added nearly two years after the film initially wrapped production.
TV broadcast versions have included numerous scenes cut from its theatrical release including Clifford pretending to be a deaf boy, being told his dog Sneakers ran away and presenting his grandmother’s wedding ring to Mary Steenburgen’s character of Sara.
Tune back on Friday when Candace salutes the Shelly Long comedy favorite TROOP BEVERLY HILLS..
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