Paulie
1998 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Paulies story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl who stutters. Eventually, he teaches the girl to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes the girl cannot distinguish fantasy from reality because she believes the bird can talk. Paulie goes through a series of adventures with a pawn shop owner, an ageing widow, a Mexican-American troubadour and a would be thief before being taken to the institute where he now lives.
Direction John Roberts
Cast Gena Rowlands · Tony Shalhoub · Cheech Marin · Bruce Davison · Jay Mohr · Buddy Hackett · Hallie Kate Eisenberg · Trini Alvarado · Laura Harrington · Matt Craven · Tia Texada · Tamara Zook · Bill Cobbs · Dig Wayne · Seth Mumy · Michael Leydon Campbell · Craig Hosking · Yussi Wenger · Josh Cruze · Jerry Winsett
Soundtrack John Debney
Screenplay Laurie Craig
Cinematography Tony Pierce-Roberts
Original title Paulie
4.8
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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