Marley & Me Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. They obtain jobs as journalists at competing local newspapers, buy their first home, and begin to make their way through the challenges of a new marriage, new careers and, possibly, the life-changing decision to start a family.

Unsure of his preparedness for raising children, John confesses his fears to his friend and fellow journalist Sebastian, who comes up with the perfect solution: John should get Jenny a puppy. "There's nothing to it," says Sebastian. "You walk 'em. You feed 'em, you let 'em out now and then."

Then came Marley.

The Grogans adopt the cute, twelve pound yellow Labrador, who in no time at all, grows into a 100-pound steamroller of unbridled energy that turns the Grogan home into a disaster area. He flunks obedience school, chews off dry-wall, takes a bite out of the sofa, overturns garbage cans, steals a Thanksgiving turkey, consumes pillows and flowers, drinks toilet water, and chases the UPS guy. Even a newly-purchased, expensive necklace isn't safe from Marley's voracious antics.

Amidst the mayhem he generates through the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of family life, through job and home changes, and most of all, through the myriad challenges of a growing family. As John and Jenny come to realize, Marley - "the world's worst dog" - somehow brings out the best in them.

Comedy Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Marley & Me.

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  Jennifer Aniston

  Just Go With It, Horrible Bosses

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  Owen Wilson

  Cars 2, Hall Pass

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  Alan Arkin

  Million Dollar Arm, The Muppets

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  Eric Dane

  Borderline, Americana

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  Haley Bennett

  Magazine Dreams, The Luckiest Man in America

Crew Behind the Film

The Marley & Me behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Frankel last directed Jerry and Marge Go Large and Collateral Beauty. The film's writer Don Roos last wrote Happy Endings and The Governess.

Director

David Frankel

Screenwriters

Don Roos
John Grogan
Scott Frank

Producers

Gil Netter
Karen Rosenfel

Production Details

What we know about the Marley & Me movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the memoir of Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan's life with his yellow Labrador retriever. The story is a collection of anecdotes about Marley running wild in Grogan's home and looks at the dog's 13-year life (he died two years ago).

Production Updates for Marley & Me

Nov 2008

Post-Production

Changed Marley & Me movie production status. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

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