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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is a 2014 American documentary film about Caroll Spinney, the original performer of Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. The film received generally positive reviews.
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story: Directed by Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker. With Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Alison Bartlett, Dave Goelz. Caroll Spinney has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969; at 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker
- 2015-05-06
Rated 4/5 Stars • 01/25/23. This documentary gets you closer to Big Bird than you ever thought possible! The level of creativity behind Spinney's characters, is enough to make any adult a fan...
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Dave Lamattina, Chad N. Walker
May 8, 2015 · “I Am Big Bird” documents Caroll Spinney’s forty-plus years playing the big yellow bird (and the greasy grouch Oscar in the trash can – maybe one of the best dual roles in history) on “Sesame Street”.
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Directed and Produced by: Dave LaMattina & Chad WalkerWritten by: Dave LaMattinaCut and Shot by: Chad WalkerMusic Composed by: Joshua JohnsonHotDocs — Toronto, Canada (April 27, 28, 30 and May 1, 4, 2014)Montclair Film Festival — Montclair, NJ (May 3, 2014)Seattle International Film Festival — Seattle, WA (May 25-27, 2014)Los Angeles Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA (June 14, 2014)The commercial DVD release contains the film with only a few deleted scenes as bonus features. A Blu-ray disc, released as an exclusive reward to Kickstarter backers, contains a number of extra bonus features: 1. Feature-length audio commentarytrack by Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker with Caroll Spinney and Debra Spinney. 2. Who Is Caroll Spinney? (...
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story. An affectionate portrait of Caroll Spinney, the beloved puppeteer responsible for creating worldwide icons out of Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the last 45 years. 2,084 IMDb 7.5 1 h 26 min 2015. X-Ray 7+.
May 6, 2015 · These anecdotes and more constitute “I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story,” a documentary about the man who has been making Big Bird walk, talk, sing and be generally lovable for...
