Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird

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• Genre: Children's/Family
• Movie Type: Road Movie
• Themes: Finding a Way Back Home
• Director: Ken Kwapis
• Main Cast: Carroll Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Paul Bartel, Sandra Bernhard
• Release Year: 1985
• Country: US
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• MPAA Rating: G

Plot

The first film to be adapted from the popular children's television series Sesame Street, Follow That Bird follows the story of Big Bird after a social worker (Sally Kellerman) takes him away from Sesame Street to live with a family of birds in Illinois. Unhappy in his new surroundings, Big Bird attempts to hitchhike back home to Sesame Street. Over the course of his journey he meets a number of odd and charming characters, in the form of cameos by Chevy Chase, Sandra Bernhard, Waylon Jennings, Dave Thomas and John Candy. The music for this engaging family film was written by Van Dyke Parks and Lennie Niehaus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide