Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Judy Freudberg (writer)
Tony Geiss (writer)

Release Date:

2 August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

Plot:

Starring the cast of TV's Sesame Street. Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster plus other members of the...

Plot Keywords:

Sesame Street | Foster Family | The Muppets | Lost Child | Dodo Birds

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar / Bruno / Grouch (uncredited) (voice)
Jim Henson	...	Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Granny Fannie Nesselrode (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Richard Hunt	...	Forgetful Jones / Gladys the Cow / Bird / Feathered Friends Owl / Sully / Monster (voice)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Feathered Friend's Magistrate / Grouch (uncredited) (principal muppet performers) (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	Biff / Count / Herry / Sherlock Hemlock (principal Muppet performers) (voice)
Paul Bartel	...	Grouch Cook
Sandra Bernhard	...	Grouch Waitress
John Candy	...	State Trooper
Chevy Chase	...	Newscaster
Joe Flaherty	...	Sid Sleaze
Waylon Jennings	...	Truck Driver
Dave Thomas	...	Sam Sleaze
Laraine Newman	...	Mommy Dodo (voice)
Brian Hohlfeld	...	Daddy Dodo (voice)

Also Known As:

Follow That Bird

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | USA:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

Trivia:

When the Count is counting the end credits he says "Hi, Mom" when Joan Ganz Cooney's credit appears. Being the creator of the show, Cooney is sometimes referred to as the mother of Sesame Street.

Goofs:

Continuity: While trying to rescue Big Bird from the cage, a box of cookies moves from under Sid Sleaze's head to under his arm in the foreground.

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!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Patton (1970)

Soundtrack:

All Together Now

What a great childrens film that is fun for parents too!

This is a wonderful film for children ages 8 and under. Parents of children that age will be very grateful for a childrens film which has zero bathroom humor or any other crudity. Now I am no prude, but in a day and age when young children are treated to scenes of wart hogs with gas (Lion King) or the sight of a dog hiking it's leg to relieve itself with a commentary(Homeward Bound), it is just nice to have something completely harmless for the little ones. I had to comment because this film deserved more than just to have a listing of: In Memory of Waylon Jennings. This film is a credit to the wonderful creativity of people like Jim Henson, who put quality children programs ahead of the easier, poorly made childrens fare.

Michael