Follow That Bird (1985)

Name: Follow That Bird
Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music
Released: 1985-08-02
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen

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.

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Released 1985-08-02 · 88 min · Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music

Directed by Ken Kwapis

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)
Eddie Deezen as Donnie Dodo (voice)
Sally Kellerman as Miss Finch (voice)
Cathy Silvers as Marie Dodo (voice)
John Candy as State Trooper
Chevy Chase as Newscaster