Follow That Bird (1985)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
It's big adventure! It's big laughs! It's Big Bird on the big screen!
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.
- Released: 1985-08-02
- Genres: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 96 votes
Directed by Ken Kwapis.
Top cast
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
- Frank Oz as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
- Richard Hunt as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
- Kathryn Mullen as Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)
- Jerry Nelson as Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
- Paul Bartel as Grouch Cook
- Sandra Bernhard as Grouch Waitress
- Waylon Jennings as Truck Driver
- Laraine Newman as Mommy Dodo (voice)
Where to watch Follow That Bird
- United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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