Clifford hasn't been on the big screen since his 'Really Big Movie' of '04, so they brought him in hybrid form • Twelve-year-old Emily Elizabeth Howard is a middle school student living with her mother, Maggie, in New York City. She is regularly bullied but finds comfort in her only friend Owen Yu. Maggie leaves her in the care of her van-dwelling and irresponsible uncle Casey before going to Chicago for a business trip. Mr. Bridwell, who runs an animal rescue tent at a park, introduces Emily to a small red puppy whose family had been taken by dogcatchers. He tells her that the puppy will grow based on how much love he receives. Casey rejects the adoption due to dogs not being allowed in the apartment building. When Emily gets home from school, she finds the puppy in her backpack and names him Clifford. Casey allows her to keep Clifford only for one night. The next morning, Clifford has grown to giant proportions. Emily and Casey attempt to hide him from the building's superintendent, Mr. Packard. They try taking Clifford to a veterinarian, but he chases and plays with a man in an inflatable bubble. Word of his existence quickly spreads online. After learning from the vet's secretary of Bridwell's past miracles with animals and their owners, the Howards plan to get information on his whereabouts. As Emily is getting lunch for Clifford from the cafeteria, Clifford escapes from Casey's truck and humiliates a bully named Florence, giving Emily the friends she always wanted. Soon, Emily and her friends must work to hide Clifford from Zac Tieran, the owner of a biotechnical company who knows about Clifford and wants to kidnap him and subject him to experiments to elarn about how he grew in size. Walt Becker directs from the screenplay by Jay Scherick & David Ronn and Blaise Hemingway; Screen Story by Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport; Based on the 1963-2015 Scholastic picture book series "Clifford, the Big Red Dog" created by Norman Bridwell. from Paramount Pictures, eOne, The Kerner Entertainment Company, Scholastic Entertainment and New Republic Pictures. The animated television show was produced for PBS. Apporved/rated PG (impolite humor; thematic elements; mild action).