Stars: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, Jay Mohr

Director: John Roberts

Summary: When a little bird wih a big personality sets out to find the living girl who raised him, he discovers his way with words has a way of landing him in big trouble. But as fast as he can talk himself into a fix, he finds his gift of gab, a heart full of hope, and an odd menagerie of human friends can help him realize his most important dream: to be home at last.

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The human beings are almost as interesting as the title character in Paulie, a surprisingly subtle and engaging film about the cross-country adventures of a smart-mouthed parrot. As director John Roberts deploys the footage, the bird becomes a vivid personality; every quizzical twist of his head is oddly expressive. The people who interact with Paulie are a quirky and interesting bunch too, and the casting is top-notch--Tony Shalhoub as a Russian immigrant janitor, Cheech Marin as an open-hearted mariachi musician and Gena Rowlands as a widowed painter in a footloose Winnebago--all are vividly eccentric individuals memorable in their own right. There are some tired swipes at the cold-blooded meanies of Big Science (beady-eyed researcher Bruce Davison has Paulie clapped in irons), but for the most part the film respects the complexity of everyone's motivations--something that's virtually unheard of in today's Hollywood, even in films supposedly designed for grown-ups. --David Chute, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailer, 4 Page Booklet With Production Notes
Subtitles:	Dutch
Year:	2001
Release Date:	June 19, 2006
Runtime:	92 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D S L 1410
Keywords:	Family, Comedy, General, Paulie
Genre:	Family