The film is a picaresque tale about a blue-crowned conure who humans can understand named Paulie (voice of Jay Mohr), and his long quest to return to his owner. Misha Vilyenkov (Tony Shalhoub), a Russian immigrant and former teacher of literature, lives in America and works as a janitor at an institute. He encounters Paulie there and is shocked to see him speaking as clearly as a human. Subsequently, he doesn't speak a word when Misha brings others to witness him.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Gary Levinsohn, Mark Gordon, Michele Weisler, Allison Lyon Segan, Ginny Nugent |
Directed By: | John Roberts |
Written By: | Laurie Craig |
Cast: | Emily Mura-Smith, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Tamara Zook, Bill Cobbs, Jay Mohr, Charles Parks, Seth Mumy, Hal Robinson, Tony Shalhoub, Laura Harrington, Kristie Transeau, Dig Wayne, Tia Texada, Bruce Davison, Nicole Chamberlain, Buddy Hackett, Josh Cruze, Peter Basch, Jerry Winsett, Cheech Marin, Michael Leydon Campbell, William A. Baker, Matt Craven, Martin Flores, Trini Alvarado, Gena Rowlands |
In Theaters: | Apr 17, 1998 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
Production: | Dreamworks Pictures, H2L Media Group, Mutual Film Company |
Budget: | $23,000,000 |
Box Office: | $26,875,268 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |