Garfield Page #6

Synopsis: Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition. One night Odie runs away and gets dog-napped after Garfield locks him outside. Garfield, in an out of character move, goes to search for and rescue Odie with the help of a variety of animal friends along the way.
Director(s): Peter Hewitt
Production: 20th Century Fox
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.0
Metacritic:
27
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
PG
Year:
2004
80 min
$75,253,404
Website
7,938 Views


I'll catch you later.

I don't do the vertical thing.

- Thanks a lot, partner.

- Oh, yeah. Hold up, "G."

- What?

- Watch out for the po-po.

- You know, five-oh? Control-oh.

- Huh?

- Animal control, man.

- Oh, that po-po.

- Keep it squeal.

- Hey, thanks, partner.

[Louis]

Oink, oink.

I can't try the door. I couldn't

handle another stampede.

Hey...

[Panting]

First thing Monday morning...

[Breathing Heavily]

I'm gonna get to work

on losing those last 20 pounds.

Okay, everything

looks good out there.

Looks like we got ourselves

a blockage.

[Beeping]

Hmm.

Guess we'll just...

purge the system.

[Straining]

- [Vent Clatters]

- Oh, pardon me.

That wasn't my stomach, was it?

- [Air Blowing]

- Ah, there's a cooling breeze.

Ooh. Woah!

Woah.!

- Whee!

- Aaah!

Aaah!

Oh, my poor nose.

[Liz]

Jon, stop the car.

- What?

- It's Odie.

Somebody found him.

Let's go.

[Garfield]

Odie.!

[Garfield]

Odie.!

Ode.!

Ode-ster.!

Ode-man.

This rescue thing

is exhausting.

When do heroes

get to eat?

- [Barks]

- Oh, my!

- It's Odie.!

- [Barks]

O-O-O-O...

Odie.

I found you.

I'm so sorry

I got you into this mess.

Look. We kind of got off

on the wrong paw.

But, come on. You can be

really annoying sometimes.

And you don't give me

enough space.

And you're

a major-league suck-up.

But we have a common purpose.

We shareJon.

Jon needs us even more.

And I kinda

want you back home too.

So, stand back.

[Grunting]

I almost got it.

Hurry up, Wendell.

Fortune waits for no man.

Do you think he's ready

for the audition?

[Happy]

Well, why don't you see for yourself.

Come on, Odie.

Showtime.

Now.

Ah. Good morning, New York.

I know you're gonna flip for Odie

because he sure is flipping for you.

- [Whirring]

- [Odie Yelps]

[Happy Laughing]

Ride 'em, cowboy.

- A shock collar? That's... That's inhumane.

- Tomorrow's science today.

Oh, gosh, hot doggy.

So, when does

our train leave?

Oh. Two hours.

Tickets?

Chop-chop.

Poor Odie.

He faces a future of torture...

neglect and degradation.

Hey, nobody gets to mistreat

my dog like that except me.

Psst.! I'll be right behind you,

little buddy.

[Whimpers]

Surf s up!

Gravity, do your thang!

Ah-ooh!

Ah-ooh.!

Woah!

Housekeeping at 12:00!

Woah!

You know...

I think I had a nightmare

like this once.

Woah!

Once again, my life has been saved

by the miracle of lasagna.

I said limo, not taxi.

Do you know the difference?

Odie, here I come!

Don't worry, fella.

- I'll rescue you.!

- [Man] Halt.!

- Gotcha.!

- Woah. Huh?

Well, what have we got here?

Looks like we got us

a cat with no tags.

[Garfield] Hey, McGillicuddy,

there's an animal felony...

happening right there

behind you.

I'm trying to do

some rescue work here, pal.

- [Dogs Barking]

- [Garfield In Carrier] Hey.!

- Welcome to my world, Red.

- [Garfield] I'm gonna call somebody about this.

- Newbie on the block.

- This is police brutality.

- Here we go.

- I have tags. I just left them in my other fur.

[Garfield]

This is abusive now. This is abusive.

- In you go, big fella.

- [Garfield] Huh?

- What is with the cage?

- Okay, lock 'er down.

Oh, now, this is insulting.

You know I'm house-trained.

- Gimme newspaper?

- Settle down, people.

- I oughta give you a bunch of fives.

- Back about your business.

- Rosa, I'm watching you.

- This is all a terrible mistake.

I was trying to save a friend...

that's not very smart,

needed my help.

I don't belong in here.

I have an owner.

L-I'm not a stray.

- Hi. I'm Jon Arbuckle.

- Hi.

Um, I think you have

my dog Odie.

- I think you're mistaken.

- No, I saw the flier. Odie's my dog.

No, he's Happy Chapman's dog.

Happy Chapman?

The gentleman with the cat

on Channel 37.

He came

and took Odie home.

Odie's the family name,

you know?

- Well, uh, good day.

- Wait. Wait.

Happy Chapman took Odie?

You think he's got Garfield too?

L-I don't know.

But we're gonna find out.

?? [Garfield:
Hymn]

?? [Garfield:
Hymn]

Ah, shut up.!

Hey, save it

for talent night.

?? [Ends]

Could you please be quiet?

Guard! Guards!

Oh, this really

is too much.

Hey, Persnikitty. Happy Chapman's cat.

What are you doing in here?

I was his cat

until I outlived my purpose.

Oh, then he replaced me with a dog

and dumped me in this wretched place.

- All humans are the same.

- Oh, notJon, my owner.

[Chuckles] No way.

He only does what's best for me.

He puts up with me,

and he feeds me.

And he lets you vacation

in this charming animal pound. Hello?

Yeah, not for long,

Persnikitty.

Would you please

just stop calling me that?

My name isn't

really Persnikitty.

- It's Sir Roland.

- Sir Roland?

Yes. Another one of

Happy Chapman's acts of cruelty.

I was trained in the classical theater,

you know. Uh-huh.

But now, I'm a celebrity

cable castoff cat...

with a name

I can never live down.

Well, this may hurt

a little then.

I'm trying to rescue the dog

that replaced you, Persnikitty.

I mean, Roland. Uh, Happy and Odie

are getting on a train in less than two hours...

to go to New York to become regulars

on Good Day, New York.

Wait a minute.

Did I just hear that right?

You're a cat that's

trying to rescue a dog?

It's true. I know.

It's a crime against nature.

At first I thought he was a pain,

but he's grown on me...

like a wart you wanna have removed

until you realize...

it defines you

in some funny way.

Do you know, that is

absolutely charming.

Let me ask you

a question, chubby.

What are you talking about?

How could you understand?

He's my friend.

Oh, my gosh.

How low have I sunk?

Guard, may I have

some shoelaces, please?

[Guard] Well, hello there.

Right on time.

All right. I need a five-count lineup

right now. Let's go.

- Move, move, move.

- Hey, what's going on?

Adoption. Looks like one of us

is getting out of here.

So, you're here

to look at a cat.

All right. Well, let's see

if we can't take care of you.

- [Persnikitty] Careful.

- Let's go, boys. Let's hurry it up.

Can I just say

your hands are freezing?

How are you, newbie?

This might be your lucky day.

Come here.

There you go.

Oh, you are a heavy one.

- Excuse me. Muscle weighs more than fat.

- Come on. That's right.

- Come over here.

- Check this.

Hey, what about me?

All right.

Let's line it up.

Paws on the white line.

Tails in the air.

I don't need to be adopted, guys.

My guyJon is coming to get me, I'm sure.

- That one.

- Really.

She picked me!

She picked me! She did!

- [Singsong] She picked me. She picked me.

- Not that one.

That one. The one that looks

like the cat on TV.

Back it up, Red.

She went with Trigger.

- [Persnikitty] Sorry, love.

- Come here.

Better luck next time.

Now you be careful.

- There you go.

- That's not... That's sore. Ow!

Jon's gonna be here

in five minutes anyway.

When I give the signal,

run like a mad cow.

- What?

- Don't you want to save your friend?

- Do I really have to run?

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