Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-cou... Read allBig Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Big Bird
- (voice)
- …
- Kermit the Frog
- (voice)
- …
- Cookie Monster
- (voice)
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- Biff
- (voice)
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- Mommy Dodo
- (voice)
- …
- Daddy Dodo
- (voice)
- Marie Dodo
- (voice)
- Donnie Dodo
- (voice)
- Miss Finch
- (voice)
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I am amazed at the cast of this movie: Sandra Bernhard, Chevy Chase, Waylon Jennings, and Joe Flaherty just to name a few. They definitely add "spice" to an already good movie.
If you or your child is looking for a nice Sesame Street movie, I definitely recommend "Follow That Bird". I think it recently came out on DVD. If you have already seen it, you should see "Big Bird in Japan" or "Big Bird in China". However, they (especially "Big Bird in Japan")are a bit harder to find, and I don't think they're out on DVD yet, but they are on VHS. I do not recommend "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland", however.
Michael
Did you know
- TriviaCaroll Spinney broke down in tears after filming the song "I'm So Blue".
- GoofsWhile trying to rescue Big Bird from the cage, a box of cookies moves from under Sid Sleaze's head to under his arm in the foreground.
- Quotes
Daddy Dodo: Excuse me, was there a big yellow bird on this plane?
Big Bird: Well, only me.
Mommy Dodo: [not catching on] Oh, too bad. Maybe he'll be on the next plane.
- Crazy creditsBig Bird pumps up a inflatable W and it floats up to become the Warner Bros logo. He then makes a Sesame Street (1969) announcement: "Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters W and B!"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1993)
- SoundtracksSesame Street Theme
By Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart
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- Also known as
- Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird: The Movie
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,961,370
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,415,626
- Aug 4, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $13,962,404
- Runtime
- 1h 28m(88 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1