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Paulie

Year:
Duration:
91 min | Switzerland:90 min
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family
IMDB rate:
6.4
Director:
John Roberts
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1998-04-17
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Earnings
Budget: $23,000,000
Opening Weekend: $5,369,800 (USA) (19 April 1998)
Gross: $27,008,669 (USA) (16 August 1998)
Cast
Actor
Character
Seth Mumy
Seth Mumy
Paulie
Gena Rowlands
Ivy
Tony Shalhoub
Misha Vilyenkov
Cheech Marin
Ignacio
Bruce Davison
Dr. Reingold
Trini Alvarado
Adult Marie Alweather
Jay Mohr
Benny
Buddy Hackett
Artie
Hallie Kate Eisenberg
Marie Alweather
Matt Craven
Warren Alweather
Bill Cobbs
Virgil the Janitor
Tia Texada
Ruby
Laura Harrington
Lila Alweather
Peter Basch
Graduate Student #1
Emily Mura-Smith
Graduate Student #2
Hal Robinson
Grandpa
Tamara Zook
Speech Therapist
Nicole Chamberlain
Shirley
Charles Parks
Gerald
Dig Wayne
Research Assistant #1
Michael Leydon Campbell
Research Assistant #2
Kristie Transeau
Veterinarian
Francesca Federico-O'Murchu
Molly
Jerry Winsett
Mr. Tauper
Bud Cox
Ivy's Doctor
Miguel Ángel Arechiga
Mariachi Singer
Adalberto Yáñez
Mariachi Singer
Oscar Flores
Mariachi singer
Jose Luna
Mariachi Singer
Marcelo Berestovoy
Cantina Singer
Josh Cruze
Cantina Singer
Yussi Wenger
Cantina Band Member
Larry G. Goldman
Cantina Band Member (as Lawrence Goldman)
Martin Flores
Cantina Band Member
Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot
William A. Baker
Security Guard
Did you know?
Trivia
Animal stunt coordinator Boone Narr arranged seven separate bird casting calls, involving over 38 species. Blue-crown Conure parrots were deemed best, and 14 of them were used in the production, different birds with different personalities fitting into different scenes. For scenes that were too dangerous for the live parrots, or needed complex facial expressions in close-ups, an animatronic Paulie created at the Stan Winston Studio was used.
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Buddy Hackett's final appearance in a theatrical film.
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Buddy Hackett auditioned to do the voice of Paulie, but lost to Jay Mohr who did an impression of Buddy Hackett. Buddy Hackett does appear in the film in a small role as Artie, the Pawn Broker, and during his scene Jay Mohr also appears in person as Benny.
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Goofs
In various different scenes, Paulie's wings are seen to be clipped. Any scenes where he isn't flying, his primary feathers have been clipped, you can see when he opens his wings out. Later in the film they say they are clipping his primary feathers but up until then, he is supposed to have had unclipped wings.
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When Marie and her mother are hugging each other after Marie says, "Cup" while struggling, you can see that Paulie pooped on the table.
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When driving to Los Angeles with Ivy, Paulie says that the largest desert is at the north pole when in fact the largest desert is Antarctica which is at the south pole.
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Quotes
Paulie: Hit the brakes, ugly.
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Ivy: Somebody has to teach this beautiful bird some manners. Might as well be me.
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Ivy: You know what you are Paulie ? You're my seeing-eye parrot.
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Photos from cast
Seth Mumy
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