Garfield: The Movie (also simply known as Garfield) is a 2004 American comedy film based on Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. The film was directed by Peter Hewitt from a screenplay by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. Combining live action and animation, it stars Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Stephen Tobolowsky, with Bill Murray as the voice of the title character. The plot follows Garfield, who, after becoming jealous of the recently adopted Odie, sets out to rescue him after he is stolen by television personality Happy Chapman.