Film · 1985

Follow That Bird

Name: Follow That Bird
Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music
Released: 1985-08-02
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen

1h 28mGDirected by Ken Kwapis

Family
Comedy
Adventure
Music

It's big adventure! It's big laughs! It's Big Bird on the big screen!

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

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Cast

Caroll SpinneyBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Jim HensonKermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Frank OzCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Richard HuntGladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Kathryn MullenFeathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jerry NelsonCount von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
Paul BartelGrouch Cook
Sandra BernhardGrouch Waitress
Waylon JenningsTruck Driver
Laraine NewmanMommy Dodo (voice)
Eddie DeezenDonnie Dodo (voice)
Sally KellermanMiss Finch (voice)

Details

Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Tony Geiss, Judy Freudberg
Cinematography: Curtis Clark
Editor: Evan Landis
Producer: Tony Garnett
Release: August 2, 1985
Runtime: 1h 28m
Rated: G
Language: English
Studio: Henson Associates, Warner Bros. Pictures, Children's Television Workshop
TMDB score: 6.4 / 10 from 96 votes