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A Livelive-Actionaction Moviemovie based off the popular comic strip ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]''. It was released in 2004 by [[Twentieth20th Century Fox]]. It starred [[Bill Murray]] as Garfield, [[Road Trip|Breckin Meyer]] as Jon, and [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] as Liz. It was directed by JoelPeter CohenHewitt.
 
The plot deals with Garfield, as lazy and fat as ever, being the extreme [[Jerkass]] and [[Deadpan Snarker]] he is. Jon Arbuckle buys a dog named Odie because his extreme crush, Liz Wilson told him to. Needless to say, Garfield doesn't like this, but then Odie gets kidnapped by a [[Big Bad|villain]] named "Happy Chapman". Garfield sets out on an adventure to rescue Odie... and get back to his beloved chair!
 
The movie was followed with a sequel in 2006, called ''[[Garfield: A Tail Ofof Two Kitties]]''. In it, Liz goes to England to make a speech, and while she, Jon, and Garfield are there, Garfield [[Prince and Pauper|gets his life mixed up with that of a English cat]].
 
There were also three [[All CGI Cartoon|CGI]] DTV [[Non-Serial Movie|Non Serial Movies]] from 2007, 2008, and 2009: ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]'', about Garfield getting sick of his job as a comic strip character and going to the real world, ''Garfield's Fun Fest'', about Garfield trying to get Arlene back from a cat named "Ramone", and ''Garfield's Pet Force'', a spin[[3D offMovie]] [[Spin-Off]] showing the characters as superheroes.
 
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=== The live-action movies contain examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Bill Murray]], well known for playing Peter Venkman in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', played Garfield in both movies. In ''[[The Realanimated Ghostbusters]]'',Garfield Lorenzowas Musicvoiced playedby Peterthe Venkmanlate Lorenzo Music, who wasplayed alsoPeter GarfieldVenkman in ''[[GarfieldThe andReal FriendsGhostbusters]]''.
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: Garfield's destruction of Jon's living room in the first movie. At the end, a large shelf falls and perfectly misses Garfield.▼
* [[Bad News, Irrelevant News]]: Used at one point in ''A Tail Of Two Kitties'':
{{quote| '''Bulldog''': Okay everyone, I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want first?<br />
'''Everyone''': Bad news.<br />
'''Bulldog''': Okay, the bad news is that Prince is floating away in the river.<br />
'''Parakeet''': Then what's the good news?<br />
'''Bulldog''': He was in a lovely picnic basket! }}
▲* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: Garfield's destruction of Jon's living room in the first movie. At the end, a large shelf falls and perfectly misses Garfield.
* [[Human-Focused Adaptation]]: The first movie came out at a time when in the comic, Liz looked down on Jon, when somehow she's madly in love with him in the movie. The comic would later follow suit.
* [[Let's See You Do Better]]: A collectorscollector's edition DVD of the first movie has a tool for making your own ''Garfield'' strips.
* [[Live Action Adaptation]]
* [[Product Placement]]: Wendy's, Blue Pepsi and Goldfish.
* [[Mirror Routine]]: In ''A Tale of Two Kitties'', Garfield and Prince do this when they finally meet, over a hedge arch. They desynchronize once Garfield tries some wicked dance moves.
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: In the first ''Garfield'' movie, Garfield turns on the TV and the song called "Hey Mama" by the [[Black Eyed Peas (Music)|Black Eyed Peas]] plays in its music video, which makes Odie dance. The song would repeat again in the contest, this time from the radio.▼
* [[Preview Piggybacking]]: Argubly, the only reason anyone saw the first movie when it aired on [[The Hub]] was to see the [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Equestria Girls]] commercial that premiered on it. This got lampshaded in [http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/695bca7c118d4f8bf67b072a4dbd79ec/18205%20-%20applejack%20Blinkie_Pie%20clyde_pie%20equestria_girls%20fluttershy%20garfield%20Inkie_pie%20pie_family%20reaction_ponies%20sue_pie%20twilight_sparkle.png this comic].
* [[Retcon]]: Jon buys Odie from a pet shop in the first movie, despite the fact thatwhile in the strip, Jon's former roommate Lyman gave him to him.▼
* [[Prince and Pauper]]: The main idea of ''A Tail Of Two Kitties''.
** The UK version was even called ''[[A Worldwide Punomenon|The Prince and the Paw-per]]''.
▲* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: In the first ''Garfield'' movie, Garfield turns on the TV and the song called "Hey Mama" by the [[Black Eyed Peas (Music)|Black Eyed Peas]] plays in its music video, which makes Odie dance. The song would repeat again in the contest, this time from the radio.
▲* [[Retcon]]: Jon buys Odie from a pet shop in the first movie, despite the fact that in the strip, Jon's former roommate Lyman gave him to him.
* [[Risky Business Dance]]: The first movie's trailer.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:* The first movie has ones to ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', ''[[Cape Fear]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'', ''[[Apollo Thirteen13]]'', and ''[[Rayman|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''.
** Also, Garfield watches TV at one point in the first movie, and watches a bit of ''[[Cheaper By the Dozen]]'', ''[[Lassie]]'', ''[[Old Yeller]]'', ''Benji'', ''Oh Heavenly Dog'', ''Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'', and ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period''. Also, ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'' are on the TV at other points in the movie.
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** ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'' are on the TV at other points in the movie.
* [[Sphere Eyes]]: Garfield only. Which is slightly creepy to some, even for a CGI talking animal in a live action movie.
* [[Starring Special Effects]]
* [[The Trope Formerly Known As X]]: "I'm not Prince. I'm not even the cat formerly known as Prince."
=== The CGI movies contain examples of: ===
* [[3D Movie]]: ''Garfield's Pet Force'' was re-released with a 3D version.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Shecky (a cat from the Real World who was brought into the Cartoon World at the end of ''Garfield Gets Real'').
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: At one point in ''Garfield Gets Real'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UhclY-nMgA#t=34s Garfield and Odie hide behind a poster of themselves with a black-and-white comic as the background.] The comic is a grayscale version of [http://i.imgur.com/nO6aQ.gif this edited strip]. Most of the time, it's too blurry to read the text, but [http://i56.tinypic.com/szjser.png when Garfield and Odie react to Hale and Hardy's introduction, the text that isn't blocked is fully visible]. That's right, '''they canonized Jon dropping the F-bomb.''' (The movie ''is'' unrated, but it's still pretty shocking that they let that slip by.)
* [[Spin-Off]]: ''Pet Force''.
 
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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Garfield: The Movie]]
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[[Category:Films Based on Comics]]
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