Marley & Me is a movie directed by David Frankel in 2008 and based on the book Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan, first published in 2005. The movie features Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Nathan Gamble, and others.
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Storyline
Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan escape the brutal Michigan winters and relocate to South Florida, each landing reporter jobs at competing newspapers. When John senses Jenny is contemplating motherhood, his friend and co-worker suggests adopting a dog to test the couple’s readiness to raise a family. The couple will learn important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2005
Pages
291
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Marley and Me
Subtitle: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
Author: John Grogan
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 291 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Michael Damian
User polls & recommendations
“I liked the film very much but I found working on it incredibly stressful; I would probably not adapt my own work again - you need to have distance from the book.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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