Paulie

Director: John Roberts

Overview

Paulie is a parrot who not only can talk, but can hold conversations, complete with witty one-liners. Telling the janitor Misha his story, we learn of Paulie's many previous adventures. Misha helps Pauli escape from the laboratory and re-unite with Marie, who owned Pauli when she was a little girl.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/09/2018
UPC:	0032429296665
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	4,703

Special Features

Production Notes; Cast & Filmmaker Bios

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gena Rowlands	Ivy
Tony Shalhoub	Misha
Cheech Marin	Ignacio
Bruce Davison	Dr. Reingold
Jay Mohr	Paulie,Benny
Buddy Hackett	Artie
Hallie Kate Eisenberg	Marie
Trini Alvarado	Adult Marie
Matt Craven	Warren Alweather
Laura Harrington	Lila Alweather
Bill Cobbs	Virgil
Charles Parks	Gerald
Peter Basch	Grad Student #1
Emily Mura-Smith	Grad Student #2
Hal Robinson	Grandpa
Seth Mumy	Jeremy
Francesca Federico-O'Murchu	Molly
Jerry Winsett	Mr. Tauper
Dig Wayne	Research Assistant No. 1
Michael Leydon Campbell	Research Assistant No. 2
Nicole Chamberlain	Shirley
Tamara Zook	Speech Therapist
Kristie Transeau	Veterinarian No. 2
Tia Texada	Lupe,Ruby
Bruce Davidson	Actor
John Debney	Composer

Technical Credits

Laurie Craig

Laurie Craig	Screenwriter
Risa Bramon Garcia	Casting
Sharah Halley Finn	Casting
Mark Gordon	Producer
Randi Hiller	Casting
Al Jones	Stunts
David Kelsey	Special Effects
Gary Levinsohn	Producer
Charles Linehan	Special Effects
Michael 'Tony' Meagher	Special Effects
Ginny Nugent	Executive Producer,Producer
Allison Lyon Segan	Producer
Stan Winston	Special Effects
John Roberts	Director
Banned From The Ranch Entertainment	Special Effects
Santa Barbara Studios	Special Effects
Sony Pictures Imageworks	Special Effects
Light Matters	Special Effects
Hammerhead Productions	Special Effects
Sarah Halley-Finn	Casting
Joseph Geisinger	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A movie about an animatronic talking parrot might give viewers that kind of uneasy "been there, done that" vibe from a hundred other unsuccessful kiddie movies, but Paulie generates a comfortable blend of warmth and sarcasm that shrugs off any advanced bias. Hip comedian Jay Mohr was a wise choice for the voice of the wisecracking bird, and in an especially fun scene, the actor himself shows up as a small-time hood trying to use the bird as an accomplice on his heists, bringing the two into a kind of doppelganger conversation. One of Paulie's unexpected strengths -- though some might consider it a plot hole -- is that few of Paulie's human acquaintances are flabbergasted by his ability to speak. Instead, they treat the amiable but tactless bird as an equal, engaging in talks about universal truths as though his status as a sentient creature were a given. Tony Shalhoub is the standout among the humans, as the humble Russian janitor who thinks that tangerines taste "delirious," but all of the recognizable actors submit game cameos. Because it came from DreamWorks, as part of the studio's initial spate of family themed films (including Antz and Mouse Hunt), the visual effects used to animate the parrot are first rate. Paulie is memorable for matter-of-factly creating a fairy-tale environment in which suspension of disbelief is surprisingly easy, and the results are more sweet than cloying.