Marley and me!

Continuing on from my previous post..

Marley & Me by John Grogan

The Book

I loved this book. It was heart warming, heart wrenching and funny all rolled up in one story.
The book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley. Marley is a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a highly strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrollable dog. Like all puppies, Marley is powerful, endlessly hungry, very active and playfully destructive. His acts and behaviors are usually forgiven, as it is clear that he has a heart of gold and is just adorable.

The Movie

Crew List

Directed By: David Frankel
Screenplay By: Scott Frank and Don Roos
Based on the Book By: John Grogan
Producers: Karen Rosenfelt and Gil Netter
Executive Producers: Arnon Milchan and Joe Caracciolo Jr
Director of Photography: Florian Ballhaus
Production Designer: Stuart Wurtzel
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Music By: Theodore Shapiro

Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language

Studio: 20th Century Fox

20th Jun 09: I have just finished watching this on Dvd. A not bad representation of the novel, but I did get a lot more out of reading the book than seeing the movie. More laughs and more tears. The loss of Marley was the tear jerking part of the movie.