Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird (1985)

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

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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.

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  • Release Date: 1985-08-02
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Director: Ken Kwapis

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Caroll Spinney

      Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

    • Jim Henson

      Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

    • Frank Oz

      Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

    • Richard Hunt

      Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

    • Kathryn Mullen

      Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)

    • Jerry Nelson

      Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)

    • Paul Bartel

      Grouch Cook

    • Sandra Bernhard

      Grouch Waitress

    • Waylon Jennings

      Truck Driver

    • Laraine Newman

      Mommy Dodo (voice)

    • Eddie Deezen

      Donnie Dodo (voice)

    • Sally Kellerman

      Miss Finch (voice)

    • Cathy Silvers

      Marie Dodo (voice)

    • John Candy

      State Trooper

    • Chevy Chase

      Newscaster

    • Joe Flaherty

      Sid Sleaze

    • Dave Thomas

      Sam Sleaze

    • Brian Hohlfeld

      Daddy Dodo (voice)

    • Linda Bove

      Linda

    • Emilio Delgado

      Luis

    • Loretta Long

      Susan

    • Sonia Manzano

      Maria

    • Bob McGrath

      Bob

    • Roscoe Orman

      Gordon

    • Alaina Reed Hall

      Olivia

    • Kermit Love

      Willy

    • Alyson Court

      Ruthie

    • Richard Campbell

      Boy with Apple

    • Liston Bates

      Rescue Boy

    • Tawny Richard

      Rescue Girl

    • Adrian McCalla

      Kid at Map

    • Tanya Marie Cook

      Tanya

    • Shawna Stoll

      Airline Announcer

    • Martin P. Robinson

      Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)

    • Bryant Young

      Mr. Snuffleupagus (Back Half)

    • Fred Garver

      Barkley (voice)

    • Cheryl Wagner

      Miss Finch

    • Patricia Leeper

      Mommy Dodo / Board of Birds (voice)

    • Gord Robertson

      Daddy Dodo

    • Jeff Weiser

      Donnie Dodo

    • Shari Weiser

      Marie Dodo

    • Tim Gosley

      Honker / Board of Birds

    • Noel MacNeal

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • Bob Stutt

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • Nikki Tilroe

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • Lee Armstrong

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • Rob Mills

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • John Pattison

      Board of Birds (voice)

    • Benjamin Barrett

      Floyd

    • Frank Meschkuleit

      Additional Muppet Performer

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