Pretty Bird (2008)

Name: Pretty Bird
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2008-08-08
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Kristen Wiig, David Hornsby, Denis O'Hare

Pretty Bird (2008), directed by Paul Schneider, starring Billy Crudup and Paul Giamatti.

08/08/2008 BR Comedy 1h 38m

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A Rocket Propelled Misadventure

Synopsis

A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.

Igor MartinovićCinematography
Paul SchneiderDirector, Writer
Elizabeth GiamattiProducer
Wim MertensOriginal music

About the film

Pretty Bird is a 2008 American comedy film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was released on DVD in the United States on June 29, 2010.

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Pretty Bird is a 2008 American comedy film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was released on DVD in the United States on June 29, 2010.

Plot

A sweet-natured guy enlists his best friend, and an engineer who lost his job and has an attitude problem, to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt. The entrepreneur never loses his confidence the idea will work even though he runs into problems that include finding investors and disagreements with his engineer.

Cast

Billy Crudup as Curtis Prentiss

Paul Giamatti as Rick Honeycutt

David Hornsby as Kenny Owenby

Kristen Wiig as Mandy Riddle

Elizabeth Marvel as Tonya Honeycutt

Denis O'Hare as Chuck Stutters

Garret Dillahunt as Carson Thrash

James Wetzel as Dennis

Anna Camp as Becca French

Nate Mooney as Randy Pendler

Aasif Mandvi as Ted the Banker

Adam LeFevre as Phil the Neighbor

Lennon Parham as Woman with Beef

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.

Robert Koehler of Variety criticized the film as being "overly calculated" and predictable, noting that the only bright spot in the film was its soundtrack. Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter wrote ""Pretty Bird flaps one comic wing and one dramatic wing, but this slight-framed bird never soars and ultimately crashes under the weight of its excessive thematic ballast".

References

Bibliography

Rosenberg, Adam (June 30, 2010). "Paul Giamatti Finally Unveils Sundance '08 Dark Comedy 'Pretty Bird'". Archived from the original on August 16, 2021.

External links

Pretty Bird at IMDb

Text from Pretty Bird on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Bird

Trivia

It premiered on August 8, 2008, a Friday.
It runs 1h38 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosTouchy Feely Films, A&M Sound Pictures, All Mod Cons
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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New Jersey

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Igor Martinović Cinematography
Paul Schneider Director
Elizabeth Giamatti Producer
Wim Mertens Original music
Paul Schneider Writer
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What is Pretty Bird about?

Pretty Bird: A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.

Who directed Pretty Bird?

Pretty Bird was directed by Paul Schneider in 2008.

Who stars in Pretty Bird?

The cast of Pretty Bird includes Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Kristen Wiig, David Hornsby and Denis O'Hare.

How long is Pretty Bird?

Pretty Bird runs for 98 minutes, or 1h38.