Paulie (1998)

Regisseur:

John Roberts

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Laurie Craig (written by)

Premierendatum:

17. April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Komödie | Drama | Familienfilm

Werbezeile:

The Bird is the Word

Plot:

Life from a parrot's point of view.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Child's Point Of View | Cross Country | Pawnshop | Stylized

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A heartwarming, feel good film!

Besetzung

Gena Rowlands	...	Ivy
Tony Shalhoub	...	Misha Vilyenkov
Cheech Marin	...	Ignacio
Bruce Davison	...	Dr. Reingold
Trini Alvarado	...	Adult Marie Alweather
Jay Mohr	...	Benny / Voice of Paulie (voice)
Buddy Hackett	...	Artie
Hallie Kate Eisenberg	...	Marie Alweather
Matt Craven	...	Warren Alweather
Bill Cobbs	...	Virgil the Janitor
Tia Texada	...	Ruby / Voice of Lupe
Laura Harrington	...	Lila Alweather
Peter Basch	...	Graduate Student #1
Emily Mura-Smith	...	Graduate Student #2
Hal Robinson	...	Grandpa

Alternativ:

Polly, a Parrot's Tail (USA) (working title)
Paulie - Ein Plappermaul macht seinen Weg (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Länge:

91 Min | Switzerland:90 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | Philippines:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:PG

Firma:

DreamWorks SKG

Dies und das:

Buddy Hackett auditioned to do the voice of Paulie, but lost to Jay Mohr who did an impression of Buddy Hackett. Buddy Hackett does appear in the film in a small role as Artie, the Pawn Broker, and during his scene Jay Mohr also appears in person as Benny.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Paulie first uses the ATM machine for money, he puts the card in. In the next shot when he's flying away, the card isn't in the slot anymore.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
[Misha reports for work, it is dark and raining]
Virgil the Janitor: The agency told you you had to pay for your own uniforms, right ?
Misha: Yes, I buy with money from job.
Virgil the Janitor: No, no, no. You can't start the job without a uniform.
Misha: But how to buy if not been paid ?
Virgil the Janitor: You don't have any money ?
Misha: No. This is why I take job. To make money. This is why I come to America. To be a big shoot.
Virgil the Janitor: Shot. Big shot.
Misha: I try not to live in past, only present tense since I come to America.
[...]

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A heartwarming, feel good film!

Paulie is a "feel good" film about the life of an amazing parrot and the lives he touches. He starts out as the friend of a young girl, then lives with a dying woman, an Hispanic performer and a con man. He finally winds up as the subject of experiments at a laboratory, where he is befriended by an introverted Russian immigrant, played by the wonderful Tony Shalhoub. I won't give away the end of the film, but it'll bring tears to your eyes. You won't believe you are crying about a parrot! A nice little movie that'll make you laugh and cry and give you a feeling of hope!