Comedy · United States of America · 2011 · 1h 42m

The Big Year

The Big Year poster
Director
David Frankel
Cast
Steve Martin as Stu Preissler Jack Black as Brad Harris Owen Wilson as Kenny Bostick Brian Dennehy as Raymond Harris Anjelica Huston as Annie Auklet Rashida Jones as Ellie
Crew
Lawrence Sher — Director of Photography Mark Livolsi — Editor Theodore Shapiro — Original Music Composer Howard Franklin — Screenplay Curtis Hanson — Producer Karen Rosenfelt — Producer
Tagline

Everyone is searching for something.

Synopsis

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.

Trailer The Big Year — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
helicopterairplanebased on novel or bookhoneymoonornithologybirdingbirdwatchingduringcreditsstingerbig year
Key Collaborators
David Frankel Director Lawrence Sher Director of Photography Mark Livolsi Editor Theodore Shapiro Original Music Composer Howard Franklin Screenplay Curtis Hanson Producer Karen Rosenfelt Producer Stuart Cornfeld Producer Brent Thomas Production Design Monique Prudhomme Costume Design
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