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    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    Poster of the movie I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
    2014     Biography documentary    
    USA
    1h 30min
    PG

    I AM BIG BIRD is a feature-length documentary about Caroll Spinney, who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969... and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. Think you know everything there is to know about Sesame Street ? You don't. You might know that Frank Oz turned down an offer to play Big Bird, but you probably don't know that until a last minute change of heart by NASA, Big Bird was supposed to go to space aboard the Challenger. Or you may know that Oscar the Grouch got his voice from a cantankerous cabbie, but you'd be surprised to learn that a fire in his trash can almost led to Caroll's untimely demise. Caroll's stories are the stuff of legend. He has been a constant presence in our lives for over 40 years, his path weaving through American history like that of Forrest Gump. His time inside the Bird has taught him about the world and about himself. I AM BIG BIRD will peel away the instances in Caroll's life that inspired his creation of characters that influenced generations of children. And, as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart.

    Directed byDave LaMattina, Chad N_ Walker
    Written byDave LaMattina
    CompanyTribeca FilmTribeca FilmTribeca Film

    Featuring

    Frank Oz
    Jim Henson
    Kevin Clash
    + MORE

    Video

    1:40

    Trailer

    8 years ago

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