Hoot (2006)

A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

Director:

Wil Shriner

Writers:

Wil Shriner (screenplay), Carl Hiaasen (novel)

Stars:

Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Wilson	...	Delinko
Logan Lerman	...	Roy Eberhardt
Brie Larson	...	Beatrice
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Curly
Cody Linley	...	Mullet Fingers
Neil Flynn	...	Mr. Eberhardt
Clark Gregg	...	Muckle
Kiersten Warren	...	Mrs. Eberhardt
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Kimberly
Dean Collins	...	Garrett
Robert Wagner	...	Mayor Grandy
Eric Phillips	...	Dana
Jimmy Buffett	...	Mr. Ryan
John Archie	...	Captain
Robert Donner	...	Kalo

Storyline

The story of a young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls, and that a tough girl at his school named Beatrice has some connection with the barefoot boy, who has some connection with vandalism at the construction site. When they realize that a population of endangered burrowing owls is threatened by new construction the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends.

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Plot Keywords:

owl | fight | florida | montana | vandalism | 

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Taglines:

It's time to stand up for the little guys.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild bullying and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Cinema [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chouette

Filming Locations:

Boca Grande, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,368,197 (USA) (5 May 2006)

Gross:

$8,080,116 (USA) (2 June 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hoot Productions LLC, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The, Walden Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After reviewing Mother Paula's commercial, at the corporate headquarters, the man who enters the room to inform Muckle of a waiting phone call is Carl Hiaasen himself: the author of the book.

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Goofs

In the scene when Roy sees Mullet Fingers again, there is a close-up of Mullet Fingers' feet. He is supposedly barefoot, but for a split second, you can see that he is actually wearing sandals.

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Quotes

Mayor: Mother Paula's is going to be a shining example of my six-point economic development plan, bringing to Coconut Cove over *twelve* new jobs!

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #38.3 (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Coming Around"
Written by Jacques Brautbar, Brie Larson and Rami Perlman
Performed by Brie Larson
Courtesy of Casablanca Music/Marquee Records

User Reviews

Good clean fun for the young or young at heart

Hoot is a nice young person's film about a group of middle school kids that try and keep a pancake house chain from bulldozing a plot of land that is home to some endangered burrowing owls. The acting is pretty good and the fresh faces are nice to see. Many well known comedians are in this film and keep the humor going almost nonstop. It is a film for the young crowd, perhaps 5 to 11 years of age. I thought it was a nice change of pace from the adult films that pervade the screen these days. There is no realism here or accuracy about life in general for adults or kids. It's just a bunch of fun with a constant message about saving the beautiful places in this country from becoming over developed. If you can remember back to the day when you weren't fight for a buck you may remember that money isn't everything. Not many people over 12 are going to enjoy it unless they really have a soft spot for the old after school special series.