Marley & Me

Comedy, Family, Romance

Owen Wilson	John Grogan
Jennifer Aniston	Jennifer Grogan
Eric Dane	Sebastian
Kathleen Turner	Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin	Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble	Patrick
Haley Bennett	Lisa
Clarke Peters	Editor
Finley Jacobsen	Conor
Lucy Merriam	Colleen
Bryce Robinson	Patrick
Benjamin Hyland	Conor
Sarah O'Kelly	Neighbor Mom
Keith Hudson	Big Guy
Haley Hudson	Debby

Director	David Frankel
Producer	Gil Netter; Kevin Halloran
Writer	Scott Frank; Don Roos
Cinematography	Florian Ballhaus
Musician	Theodore Shapiro

Newlywed newspaper writer, John Grogan (Owen Wilson) decides to try a test run at parenting by adopting a puppy for his wife, (Jennifer Aniston). John's reporter buddy (Eric Dane) talks him into it. "How hard can raising a puppy be?" he wonders. Soon, a yellow Labrador retriever puppy named Marley comes into their lives along with mayhem, chaos and the destruction of furniture. As Marley grows from adorable puppy to 100 pounds of exuberant, energetic dog, the challenges and the fun multiply. Marley is enrolled in obedience class only to be expelled as disruptive and incorrigible by the harried instructor, (Kathleen Turner). Walking the dog is more than an aerobic workout and more like a run on the wild side. Marley gets loose often and takes off on doggie adventures that result in aggravation and embarrassment for his owners. Some of the dog's misdeeds find their way into the newspaper columns that John writes, opening up a successful new job for him as a feature writer. Marley continues to provide fodder for Grogan's writing, eventually resulting in the book this movie is based on, "Marley and Me."