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For the Birds (2000)

G | | Animation, Short, Comedy | 2 November 2001 (USA)
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A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.

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Ralph Eggleston

Writer:

Ralph Eggleston

Star:

Ralph Eggleston
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Uncredited cast:
Ralph Eggleston Ralph Eggleston ... Bird (voice) (uncredited)
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Storyline

One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird who tries to join them. The birds of a feather can't help but make fun of him -- and the clique mentality proves embarrassing in the end. Written by Jwelch5742

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bird | telephone wire | poetic justice | hiding | mockery | See All (19) »

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Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Release Date:

2 November 2001 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Coisas de Pássaros See more »

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Pixar Animation Studios See more »
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Color
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Trivia

This represented two major technological challenges for the company - the animation of feathers and a continuously moving background, in this case, a rolling wheat field. See more »

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When the film ends, the "The End" sign appears in black letters in a splat of white guano on the black background. See more »

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Referenced in Inside Out (2015) See more »

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Big High Wire Hop
Written by Riders in the Sky
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Terrific
23 May 2003 | by karn – See all my reviews

I've watched this short a dozen times, and I still laugh out loud at the main gag. This film is comic perfection.

Remember how the Coyote in the Road Runner cartoons always looks plaintively at the camera whenever he makes a mistake, the pupils of his eyes narrowing just before he falls off the cliff, the boulder crushes him, or the dynamite explodes in his face?

That was the kind of touch that made those old cartoons great. And it is clear from this film that the spirits of Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and the other classic animators are alive and well at Pixar.
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