| Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird | 
 enlarge | Director: Ken Kwapis
Actors: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 4492
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD13279D
ISBN: 0790764504
UPC: 085391327929
EAN: 9780790764504
ASIN: B00005U2KF
Theatrical Release Date: August 2, 1985
Release Date: March 26, 2002
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Condition: Brand new, never opened, in stock in our warehouse, and ships right now.
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Follow That Bird is as much a journey through time as it is a romp past the Sesame Street stop sign. Curiously, the cast members--live ones like Gordon and Maria, not just the Muppets--have the timeless look to them. Only the cameos (by Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, and others) plus a few ill-conceived hairdos clue us in that this feature film was made in 1985. Otherwise, it's all sophisticated Sesame humor and bighearted fun here as Oscar, the Count, and crew set off to rescue Big Bird, who's on the lam from a family of adoptive dodos. Only one conceivable complaint: The latter crop of Street viewers may miss Elmo, who hadn't been created when Bird first flew into theaters. --Tammy La Gorce
Product Description
A meddling social worker sends poor big bird off to ocean view illinois for the comforts of family life with his own king the dodos. But big bird is a disaster as a dodo and lonely and homesick he soon sets off on foot for sesame street. Can his old friends find him before he runs afowl of trouble en route? Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/07/2006 Starring: John Candy (voice) Waylon Jennings (voice) Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Ken Kwapis
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 Great October 9, 2008
Great for kids and adults saw it many times when i was a child now my kids are enjoying it.
Follow that Bird July 16, 2008
I remember watching this when I was a kid, I loved it then and I love it now. Big Bird was sent to go live with another bird family by a Bird Adoption Agency and he did not like it there. So he decided to walk home, which the bird family thought he ran away. The people from Sesame Street went to look for him, before the Bird Adoption Agency that made him go live with the other family could find him. There was a lot of funny things that happened and fun songs that kids and grown up would like.
I recommend this movie to kids and grown ups.
 Realities of the Human Condition June 2, 2008
This is an interesting movie in that it really shows realities of the human condition. The movie starts with a bird agency deciding that Big Bird can not be happy because he is not living with other birds. So, they decide he has to leave Sesame Street to live with a bird family. (The DODOs.) They expose a harsh reality here. More often than not, these agencies make decisions and pass judgments WITHOUT knowing what they are talking about or establishing the facts. (Especially agencies that are suppose to help people with disabilities.)
If we want to go a bit further, the great Shakespeare said in "King Lear:" 'striving to better, oft we mar what's well.' Moving on, Ms. Finch (of the agency) goes to Sesame Street and convinces Big Bird he will be happier with the Dodos who live in Illinois. Back in SS New York, Big Bird's friends are of course upset, but they agree it is Big Bird's decision to make. BB's friend Mr. Snuffalupugus is especially sad, but BB convinces him he can visit.
Without going on too long, the Dodos make the naive Big Bird look really intelligent. While BB can tolerate their unintelligence, he can not tolerate it when they won't let Mr. Snuffalupugus visit because he is not a bird. Big Bird runs away, and his friends back at SS see the story on tv and decide they have to look for him. His friends (despite their flaws) go off to look for him. (Even Oscar the Grouch!)
But things are not going to be simple. Ms. Finch is still looking for BB to bring him back to the Dodos, and a corrupt entertainment duet is after Big Bird to use him for financial gain.
While this movie may APPEAR to be for children, it raises many aspects of the human condition, (Agencies who don't know what they are doing, corruption, flawed friends trying their best, etc.) Between the suspense, comic relief, and good songs, this movie is seldom boring. In some ironic moments, some of BB's friends get close to him, but miss him. (Ernie and Bert find him, but lose him just as quickly. We're not sure whether to laugh or cry!)
This movie may technically be for children, but I feel it has lasting value and should be watched by adults as well.
Follow that Bird February 9, 2008
I remembered this movie from when I was a kid, I use to love it. I took a chance and got it for my 2 year old and was I glad I did. It is now one of her favorite movies. She asks to watch it all the time, Her favorite use to be elmo now she really loves big bird. I give this movie a great review.
My 3 year old was crying February 6, 2008
I think this was a good story, typical Sesame Street, but my 3 year old was crying through most of it because Big Bird was lost, and then he was blue, and oh no! That made her cry more. Anyway, you know your child; mine is still a little sensitive, obviously, so we've shelved this one for now.
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