Follow That Bird (1985)

US:: G Adventure Comedy Family Music

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. 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.

Updated May 11 2020

Releases:

US -

1985-08-02

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Keywords:

flying runaway airport waitress illinois gas station restaurant map adoption social worker chicken key scarecrow letter star carnival airplane barn cage suitcase farm boy friendship police postcard giant bird road trip swimming pool nest truck little boy children family relationships diner based on tv series search haystack lifting person in air puppetry best friend crying little girl singing the muppets girl reading aloud police officer parade car chase foster family new home car food fight truck driver cornfield news reporter binoculars teddy bear volkswagen beetle journey shown on map ferris wheel garbage can campfire story net turkey the bird flying upside down sign language news roller skating excercise part animation jalopy dodo bird lost child birdhouse water pump riding lawn mower upside down child fruit

FACTS

Runtime: 88 mins Rating: 6.3 Tag Line: It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

Cast

Sandra Bernhard

Grouch Waitress

John Candy

State Trooper

Frank Oz

Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)

Laraine Newman

The Widow (voice)

Eddie Deezen

Donnie Dodo

Chevy Chase

Himself

Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog / Ernie(voice)

Joe Flaherty

Sid Sleaze