A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Meyer

Writers:

Rob Meyer, Luke Matheny

Stars:

Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Le Gros, Daniela Lavender

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	David Portnoy
James Le Gros	...	Donald Portnoy (as James LeGros)
Daniela Lavender	...	Juliana Santos
Katie Chang	...	Ellen Reeves
Alex Wolff	...	Timmy Barsky
Zandi Holup	...	Evelyn Reed
Michael Chen	...	Peter Nessbaum
Tobias Campbell	...	Rob Lindau
Joel Van Liew	...	Mr. Edbrook
Daniel Berger	...	Scarsdale High School Capt (as Daniel G.S. Berger)
Ben Kingsley	...	Lawrence Konrad
Adam Barrie	...	Eric
Jessica Perez	...	Trish
Ethan Cohn	...	Jeff
Lucas Near-Verbrugghe	...	Trent

Storyline

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

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Plot Keywords:

birding | friendship | friendship between boys | teenage boy | teenage girl | 

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Taglines:

Find your reason to fly.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for language, sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Criando Asas

Filming Locations:

Somers, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamfly Productions, Escape Pictures, Lavender Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Labrador Duck is, in fact, an extinct species.

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Goofs

When the teenagers have stopped in the park to look at a bird, we see an Eastern Towhee singing. In the next shot David points at a Downy Woodpecker and comments that it's replying to him, but at that point we hear a different type of bird singing.

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, there is a Banvir Chaudhary and its misspelled version Banvir Shaudhary.

User Reviews

An enjoyable, thoughtful film

I thoroughly enjoyed this film, shown at a benefit for The Wild Bird Fund Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center in NYC. There's a lot to like--the characters are well drawn, particularly the teens who passionately embark on a quest to sight and document a supposedly extinct duck. There's lots of delightfully nerdy tomfoolery amongst them. On the serious side, this movie's also about loss of a loved one and finding your way forward from that. It's moving, while still remaining humorous and full of bird lore. Birders and non-birders alike will adore the nature photography. Ben Kingsly, as a revered bird expert, radiates his usual star quality. Don't miss it.