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The Big Year is a american film of genre Comedy directed by David Frankel released in USA on 14 october 2011 with Steve Martin
The Big Year (2011)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 october 2011
Length 1h40
Directed by David Frankel
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Rating61%
The Big Year is a 2011 comedy film directed by David Frankel, written by Howard Franklin and starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson. It was based on the nonfiction book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession which was written by Mark Obmascik. The book followed three men on a quest for a Big Year - a competition among birders to see who can see and identify the greatest number of species of birds in North America (north of Mexico) in a calendar year. The film uses the same premise with fictional characters.
Filming took place from May to July 2010. The film was released on October 14, 2011, in the United States and was a box office bomb, grossing only $7.4 million against its $41 million budget.
Synopsis
The film follows three amateur birders who each set out to achieve a Big Year. They are Brad Harris (Jack Black), a 36-year-old computer programmer based in Baltimore; Stu Preissler (Steve Martin), founder and CEO of a New York company bearing his name; and a roofing contractor named Kenny Bostick (Owen Wilson), who holds the current Big Year record of 732 birds.Actors
Steve Martin
(Stu Preissler)
Jack Black
(Brad Harris)
Owen Wilson
(Kenny Bostick)
Rosamund Pike
(Jessica)
JoBeth Williams
(Edith)
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