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
A heartwarming, feel good film!
Paulie is a "feel good" film about the life of an amazing parrot and the lives he touches. He starts out as the friend of a young girl, then lives with a dying woman, an Hispanic performer and a con man. He finally winds up as the subject of experiments at a laboratory, where he is befriended by an introverted Russian immigrant, played by the wonderful Tony Shalhoub. I won't give away the end of the film, but it'll bring tears to your eyes. You won't believe you are crying about a parrot! A nice little movie that'll make you laugh and cry and give you a feeling of hope!
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- chipcoffey
- Jan 15, 2004
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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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