Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Judy Freudberg (writer)
Tony Geiss (writer)

Release Date:

2 August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Starring the cast of TV's Sesame Street. Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster plus other members of the...

Plot Keywords:

Sesame Street | Foster Family | The Muppets | Lost Child | Dodo Birds

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar / Bruno / Grouch (uncredited) (voice)
Jim Henson	...	Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Granny Fannie Nesselrode (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Richard Hunt	...	Forgetful Jones / Gladys the Cow / Bird / Feathered Friends Owl / Sully / Monster (voice)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Feathered Friend's Magistrate / Grouch (uncredited) (principal muppet performers) (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	Biff / Count / Herry / Sherlock Hemlock (principal Muppet performers) (voice)
Paul Bartel	...	Grouch Cook
Sandra Bernhard	...	Grouch Waitress
John Candy	...	State Trooper
Chevy Chase	...	Newscaster
Joe Flaherty	...	Sid Sleaze
Waylon Jennings	...	Truck Driver
Dave Thomas	...	Sam Sleaze
Laraine Newman	...	Mommy Dodo (voice)
Brian Hohlfeld	...	Daddy Dodo (voice)

Also Known As:

Follow That Bird

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | USA:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

Trivia:

Oscar's car has a license place reading "SCRAM."

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Big Bird jumps from the truck to the hood of the Volkswagen, his feet move from the edge of the truck to about a foot away from the edge between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, would you please rise for the Grouch Anthem.
Oscar the Grouch: No, no, no! With the Grouch Anthem, you stay sitting down! Down in front there!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Upside Down World

great music and movie for the whole family even the kids

Follow That Bird is a five star event that has spectacular music. In my opinion Follow That Bird is a movie the whole family will enjoy. My favorite part is when the Muppet patrons order tossed salad and the Muppet Grouch cook gives them what they ordered via slingshot. Big Bird of Sesame Street is much smarter than the DoDo family of Canary Road. Like their name the Dodos behave extremely ridiculous and Big Bird would rather return to his familiar surroundings Sesame Street. Sandra Berhnard played a Grouch waitress and John Candy played the state trooper both were excellent. The movie was filmed in Canada. The scenery was peaceful rural farmland with fields of corn. Other notable characters, Sally Kellerman sweet voice suited Miss finch. Buy the movie you will love it!