Follow That Bird 38 years old

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

Follow That Bird

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

Credits

Follow That Bird Cast

Name Character
Frank Oz He was 41, now 79 years old as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Laraine Newman She was 33, now 72 years old as Mommy Dodo (voice)
Chevy Chase He was 41, now 80 years old as Newscaster
John Candy He was 34, 43 years old when he died as State Trooper
Jim Henson He was 48, 53 years old when he died as Kermit the Frog / Ernie(voice)
Sally Kellerman She was 48, now 86 years old as Miss Finch (voice)
Sally Kellerman She was 48, now 86 years old as Miss Finch
Brian Hohlfeld He was 28, now 66 years old as Daddy Dodo (voice)
Paul Bartel He was 46, 61 years old when he died as Grouch Cook
Dave Thomas He was 36, now 74 years old as Sam Sleaze
Sandra Bernhard She was 30, now 68 years old as Grouch Waitress
Kathryn Mullen She was 45, now 84 years old as Feathered Friend's Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
Eddie Deezen He was 28, now 67 years old as Donnie Dodo
Jerry Nelson He was 51, 78 years old when he died as Count von Count / Herry Monster (voice)
Joe Flaherty He was 44, now 82 years old as Sid Sleaze
Richard Hunt He was 33, 40 years old when he died as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl (voice)
Sonia Manzano She was 35, now 73 years old as Maria
Waylon Jennings He was 48, 64 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Caroll Spinney He was 51, 85 years old when he died as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Linda Bove She was 39, now 78 years old as Linda
Cathy Silvers She was 24, now 62 years old as Marie Dodo (voice)

Follow That Bird Crew

Name Department
Tony Geiss as Writer. He was 60 (86) years old when He died Writing
Curtis Clark as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 73) years old Camera
Judy Freudberg as Writer. She was 36 (62) years old when She died Writing
Lennie Niehaus as Music. He was 56 (now 94) years old Sound
Van Dyke Parks as Music. He was 42 (now 81) years old Sound
Tony Garnett as Producer. He was 49 (83) years old when He died Production
Ken Kwapis as Director. He was 27 (now 66) years old Directing
Linda Francis as Casting. She was 42 (59) years old when She died Production
Patricia Churchill as Associate Producer. She was 84 (now 123) years old Production
Stuart Aikins as Casting. Production
Joan Ganz Cooney as Executive Producer. She was 55 (now 94) years old Production
Evan Landis as Editor. Editing
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Follow That Bird (38 years)

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

  • Release day: Friday, August 02, 1985
  • Runtime: 88 minutes