"Marley & Me" Gets Two Paws Up! December 19, 2008
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Marley & Me hits theaters on Christmas day and is sure to be a blockbuster. Who can resist Jennifer Aniston (love her!) and Owen Wilson? And I'm thrilled to report that the movie's message is a great one for dogs!
When we found out that John Grogan's best seller Marley & Me was being made into a movie we weren't entirely sure what the outcome would be. We quickly wrote to Fox 2000—the studio distributing the movie—asking them to tweak the story so that Marley was adopted from a rescue group instead of being purchased from a breeder. And even though it's based on a true story about Grogan's real-life dog, Marley, that's exactly what they did!
If you're not familiar with the story, Grogan (Wilson) and his wife Jenny (Aniston) adopt an adorable puppy who proves to be a much bigger handful than most puppies, doing all sorts of outrageous things like shredding furniture and knocking things over. But rather than punishing him or dumping him, they help him gets lots of excercise and shower him with love.
The message of the film is that through all the ups and downs and wild behavior, Marley is a life-long member of the family, which of course is how it should be for all dogs. So thanks to Grogan, the director, and Fox 2000 for making a movie we're happy to give two paws up!
xox
Comments
aww! thats great! i have the Marley and Me book. havent read it yet.. planning to though!
Posted by: Melanie at December 19, 2008 4:09 PMDoes Peta2 know if the dog-actor(s) playing Marley were well treated?
Posted by: Little_Lotte at December 19, 2008 6:21 PMi love this book!
and i serouisly cant wait for this movie to come out!
Posted by: brittany at December 19, 2008 6:57 PMooo i love that book! "The secret brotherhood of the dysfunctional dog owners"!!! hahaha... i cant wait to see the movie
Posted by: Madhvi at December 20, 2008 3:24 AMI'm going to see the movie on Christmas day!
The book was so great-- I hope that the movie does it justice.
I'm so glad!
I loved the book. I can't wait to see the movie!
Posted by: Kelly at December 22, 2008 12:33 PMi loved that book it made me cry at the end i cant wait to see the film
Posted by: erin at December 22, 2008 11:50 PMi loved that book it made me cry at the end i cant wait to see the film
Posted by: erin at December 22, 2008 11:50 PMjudging by Marley and Me's performance at the box office, Jennifer Aniston seems to be giving Brad Pitt a run for his money
Posted by: coffee buzz at January 3, 2009 11:04 PMI am trusting that they treated the puppy well! =] it was a cute movie! xD
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I'm confused; wouldn't PETA be giving this two paws down for using an animal in the entertainment industry and exploiting it? This reminds me of the ad "Not everyone wants to be famous" with the monkey. I'm just wondering why PETA is okay with this, because I don't understand.
Posted by: Aneliese at December 19, 2008 3:04 PM