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Paulie

  • 19981998
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Paulie (1998)
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AdventureComedyDrama
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,562
844
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    • Director
      • John Roberts
    • Writer
      • Laurie Craig
    • Stars
      • Gena Rowlands
      • Tony Shalhoub
      • Cheech Marin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Roberts
    • Writer
      • Laurie Craig
    • Stars
      • Gena Rowlands
      • Tony Shalhoub
      • Cheech Marin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 67User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos1

    Paulie
    Trailer 0:31
    Paulie

    Photos61

    Jay Mohr and Gena Rowlands in Paulie (1998)
    Cheech Marin and John Roberts in Paulie (1998)
    Boone Narr in Paulie (1998)
    Cheech Marin and Jay Mohr in Paulie (1998)
    Bruce Davison in Paulie (1998)
    Jay Mohr and Tia Texada in Paulie (1998)
    Jay Mohr in Paulie (1998)
    Jay Mohr and Hallie Eisenberg in Paulie (1998)
    Boone Narr in Paulie (1998)
    Jay Mohr and Buddy Hackett in Paulie (1998)
    Bruce Davison in Paulie (1998)
    Cheech Marin in Paulie (1998)

    Top cast

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    Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
    • Ivy
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Misha Vilyenkov
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Ignacio
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Dr. Reingold
    Trini Alvarado
    Trini Alvarado
    • Adult Marie Alweather
    Jay Mohr
    Jay Mohr
    • Benny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Buddy Hackett
    Buddy Hackett
    • Artie
    Hallie Eisenberg
    Hallie Eisenberg
    • Marie Alweather
    • (as Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
    Matt Craven
    Matt Craven
    • Warren Alweather
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Virgil the Janitor
    Tia Texada
    Tia Texada
    • Ruby
    • (voice)
    • …
    Laura Harrington
    Laura Harrington
    • Lila Alweather
    Peter Basch
    • Graduate Student #1
    Emily Mura-Smith
    Emily Mura-Smith
    • Graduate Student #2
    Hal Robinson
    • Grandpa
    Tamara Zook
    Tamara Zook
    • Speech Therapist
    Nicole Chamberlain
    • Shirley
    Charles Parks
    • Gerald
    • Director
      • John Roberts
    • Writer
      • Laurie Craig
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Animal stunt coordinator Boone Narr arranged seven separate bird casting calls, involving over 38 species. Blue-crown Conure parrots were deemed best, and fourteen of them were used in the production, different birds with different personalities fitting into different scenes. For scenes that were too dangerous for the live parrots, or needed complex facial expressions in close-ups, an animatronic Paulie created at the Stan Winston Studio was used.
    • Goofs
      When Marie and her mother are hugging each other after Marie says, "Cup" while struggling, you can see that Paulie pooped on the table.
    • Quotes

      Paulie: There are things in life you put off, because you think you're gonna do them later. But the real thing Ivy taught me is you gotta live like there may not be a later.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Marie
      Written by Randy Newman

    User reviews67

    Review
    Top review
    Wonderful family movie!
    This was the best family movie - that wasn't animated - that I've seen in a long time. The story was endearing - a young girl with a speech problem receives a parrot for a pet. The bird helps Marie, the young girl, to overcome her speech problem but helps her into a bit of trouble too. Marie's father thinks it would be best if the girl was parted from her pet. Immediately after their separation Paulie is on a quest to be reunited with his Marie. He touches the lives of so many people along the way and touched my life as I watched the story unfold. Great acting and great story line. It's a definite "see it more than once" film.
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    • sandyode
    • Oct 25, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Polly, a Parrot's Tail
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • H2L Media Group
      • Mutual Film Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,875,268
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,369,800
      • Apr 19, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,875,268
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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