Follow That Bird (1985)

Name: Follow That Bird
Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music
Released: 1985-08-02
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen

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

Family
Comedy
Adventure
Music

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.

Rating: 6.4 / 10 (96 votes)
Release date: August 2, 1985
Runtime: 1h 28m
Language: English
Director: Ken Kwapis
Status: Released

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