Follow That Bird

"It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!"

1985 1h 28m EN

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6.5

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92%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 94🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 6,061

FamilyComedyAdventureMusic

Synopsis

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Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

“It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!”

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Cast

Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Frank Oz
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Richard Hunt
Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Kathryn Mullen
Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
Paul Bartel
Grouch Cook
Sandra Bernhard
Grouch Waitress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken Kwapis
Writers: Tony Geiss, Judy Freudberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ken Kwapis, shot by Curtis Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Evan Landis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Caroll Spinney and Jim Henson and Frank Oz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ken Kwapis directs. Curtis Clark behind the camera. Evan Landis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ken Kwapis, shot by Curtis Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Evan Landis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Caroll Spinney and Jim Henson and Frank Oz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!".
7IMDB entry: tt0089994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 49 themes, including "farm", "friendship", "airplane", "airport".