A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Hallie Eisenberg
- Marie Alweather
- (as Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
Tia Texada
- Ruby
- (voice)
- …
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaAnimal stunt coordinator Boone Narr arranged seven separate bird casting calls, involving over 38 species. Blue-crown Conure parrots were deemed best, and fourteen of them were used in the production, different birds with different personalities fitting into different scenes. For scenes that were too dangerous for the live parrots, or needed complex facial expressions in close-ups, an animatronic Paulie created at the Stan Winston Studio was used.
- GoofsWhen Marie and her mother are hugging each other after Marie says, "Cup" while struggling, you can see that Paulie pooped on the table.
- SoundtracksMarie
Written by Randy Newman
Featured review
Wonderful family movie!
This was the best family movie - that wasn't animated - that I've seen in a long time. The story was endearing - a young girl with a speech problem receives a parrot for a pet. The bird helps Marie, the young girl, to overcome her speech problem but helps her into a bit of trouble too. Marie's father thinks it would be best if the girl was parted from her pet. Immediately after their separation Paulie is on a quest to be reunited with his Marie. He touches the lives of so many people along the way and touched my life as I watched the story unfold. Great acting and great story line. It's a definite "see it more than once" film.
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- Oct 24, 1998
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Polly, a Parrot's Tail
- Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Downtown)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,875,268
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,369,800
- Apr 19, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $26,875,268
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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