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- Writer/Director: Paul Schneider
- Adapted from the 2006 book [[The Rocketball Caper: A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder]] by Paul Brown
- Budget $3.7 million
- Distributed by The Weinstein Company
- Inspired by the construction of the Rocketbelt-2000
- A rocket belt is a propulsion device worn around the waist to help a person jump over small distances
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Pretty Bird is a dark satirical comedy about an unlikely trio set out to invent a rocket belt. Directed by Paul Schneider, the film stars Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti and Kristen Wiig. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
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About the Director
Raised in North Carolina, Paul Schneider is an American actor who made his directorial debut with Pretty Bird. Prior to the film, Schneider has starred in George Washington, Elizabethtown, The Family Stone and Lars and the Real Girl. -
Reviews
"Indeed, the film makes a slightly disconcerting tonal shift in its last fifteen minutes that might throw some viewers for a loop, but at least you'll never say that the ending of Pretty Bird (or whatever its distributor ends up calling it) is pat, obvious, or predictable. Worth seeing for Crudup, Giamatti, and Hornsby alone, the film also does a fine job of deflating a capitalist system that allows any old moron to make a quick buck." -Cinematical
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Why do birds migrate ? 5 AnswersEven though the exact reason is not yet known, recent research suggests that the main reason is food security. Most birds migrate from areas that are support li... read more -
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How do you get rid of a bird in a tree/bush outside of my office? 6 AnswersFalconry would quiet him down nicely. Just the sight of a soaring falcon will send the little song birds into quiet hiding. Joking aside, it might quiet down if... read more -
How does a volcanic eruption and ash affect birds? 1 AnswerWhen a bird flies near a volcano that erupt(ed) and breathes the ashes and stuff from the pyroclastic flow, the dirt will get into his lungs. After the stuff is... read more
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Pretty Birds: A Novel - $13.95
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Pretty Bird on Amazon
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Pretty Birds [Unabridged CDs] - $64.16
Celebrated NPR personality and acclaimed author Scott Simon is an Emmy and Peabody Award winner. This astonishing novel is based on his experiences covering the siege of Sarajevo. ...Amazon
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Pretty Birds: A Novel - $13.95
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Pretty Bird on Amazon
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Pretty Birds: A Novel - $13.95
The universally respected NPR journalist and bestselling memoirist Scott Simon makes a dazzling fiction debut. In Pretty Birds, Simon creates an intense, startling, and trag...Amazon
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Pretty Birds [Unabridged CDs] - $69.74
Celebrated NPR personality and acclaimed author Scott Simon is an Emmy and Peabody Award winner. This astonishing novel is based on his experiences covering the siege of Sarajevo. ...Amazon
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Pretty Bird News and Updates
- Cinematical: Sundance Review: Pretty Bird (January 24, 2008)
- Sundance.org: Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition (November 28, 2007)
- Variety.com: Paul Schneider profile (October 19, 2007)
- Schneider on directing Giamatti and Crudup: "I'm really just there as a guide. These guys don't need me to tell them anything."
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