Paulie (1998)

Directed by

John Roberts

Genre

comedy film, fantasy film, buddy film, flashback film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 541 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A talking parrot named Paulie gets separated from his owner and goes on a journey to find her. Along the way, he meets different people who help or hinder him.

heartfeltwarmbittersweetupbeatadventurousemotionalquirkyfunny

What happens

Paulie is a 1998 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by John Roberts and written by Laurie Craig. The film follows the adventurous story of a disobedient bird named Paulie, a talking parrot who is capable of communicating with humans. It stars Jay Mohr as the voice of the title character, alongside Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, and Bruce Davison. Paulie was the first collaboration between Rowlands and Cobbs (the second being Hope Floats in 1998). The film was released on April 17, 1998 by DreamWorks Pictures. It received mixed-to-positive reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $26.9 million domestically against a $23 million budget. However, in the years after its release, Paulie would find a larger audience on home media sales. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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