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Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)

G 88 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   2 August 1985 (USA)
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Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster and other members of the Sesame Street gang join Big Bird in a cross country adventure... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Kwapis
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird -- Starring the cast of TV's Sesame Street. Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster plus other members of the Sesame Street family join Big Bird in a cross-country adveture... Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Bros.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caroll Spinney Caroll Spinney ...
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Jim Henson ...
Frank Oz ...
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Richard Hunt Richard Hunt ...
Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl (voice)
Kathryn Mullen Kathryn Mullen ...
Feathered Friend's Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
Jerry Nelson Jerry Nelson ...
Paul Bartel Paul Bartel ...
Grouch Cook
Sandra Bernhard ...
Grouch Waitress
John Candy ...
Chevy Chase ...
Newscaster
Joe Flaherty ...
Sid Sleaze
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings ...
Truck Driver
Dave Thomas ...
Sam Sleaze
Laraine Newman ...
Mommy Dodo (voice)
Brian Hohlfeld Brian Hohlfeld ...
Daddy Dodo (voice)
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Storyline

Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster and other members of the Sesame Street gang join Big Bird in a cross country adventure. Miss Finch, a meddling social worker, sends him off to Ocean View, Illinois, for the comforts of family life with his "own kind," the Dodos. But he is a disaster as a Dodo and, lonely and homesick, he soon sets off on foot for Sesame Street. Can his old friends find him before he runs "afowl" of trouble en route? Featuring guest stars Chevy Chase, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, and Waylon Jennings. Written by Robert Lynch <docrlynch@yahoo.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dodo | Bird | Big Bird | Sesame Street | Finch  | See more »

Taglines:

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Follow That Bird See more »

Filming Locations:

Bolton, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,415,626 (USA) (2 August 1985) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$13,961,370 (USA) (2004)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Sleaze Brothers, played by Joe Flaherty and Dave Thomas, are pulled over by a state trooper, played by the late John Candy. All three are veterans of SCTV. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Big Bird and the two children are singing "Easy Going Day," in the shots of the water pump taken from Big Bird's side of the water trough the little boy is holding a reddish-orange watering can directly under the spout, but in the reverse shots of Big Bird from the boy's side, the watering can is nowhere to be seen. See more »

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!
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Crazy Credits

The movie is presented by the letters W and B. - Warner Bros. See more »

Connections

Spoofs North by Northwest (1959) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'm So Blue"
By Randy Sharp and Karen Brooks
Performed by Caroll Spinney See more »