Hoot (2006)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Wil Shriner

Writers (WGA):

Wil Shriner (screenplay)
Carl Hiaasen (novel)

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Owl | Florida | Montana | Jogging | Trailer

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild bullying and brief language.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Canada:G (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Boca Grande, Florida, USA

Company:

Hoot Productions LLC

Trivia:

The fine print beneath the newspaper photo showing the spray-painted police car credits Wil Shriner as the photographer.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Officer David Delinko comes to tell Roy Eberhart's parents that Roy has been bitten by a dog and taken to the hospital, the officer has a toothpick in his mouth. During the course of the conversation after that, only when he has his back to the camera do you see the toothpick, in all of the front shots of him, the toothpick is missing.

Quotes:

Mullet Fingers: You've got to start thinking like an outlaw!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#38.3)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Back of the Bus

Plain and simple, a NICE movie

My family (two 40-somethings, an 8 year old and my 71 yr old mother) saw this at a sneak preview on April 29th. We all enjoyed the movie very much. The story was a good one, and knowing it was based on real-life events made it that much more enjoyable. Luke Wilson was a hoot (pun intended) to watch as was Tim Blake Nelson. And seeing Neil Flynn play something other than "the mean janitor from Scrubs" was nice. The kids in movie did well and I'm sure they will all appeal to a certain demographic on the heartthrob level. The visuals were just lovely and the Jimmy Buffet music added to the "Florida feel". OK, maybe the story was a little too neat and well packaged for some adults, but hey, who cares? I can't compare it to the book, I honestly hadn't heard of it until the movie came out.

It was just a NICE movie and it had a good message. Plain and simple.