Follow that Bird
Part of the BAMcinematek series Sesame Street: A Celebration!
Sat, Dec 12 at 2pm*
*Intro by Martin P. Robinson & Telly Monster
Directed by Ken Kwapis
(1985) 88min
Convinced by an adoption agency to move in with a bird family so he can grow up “with his own kind,” Big Bird is relocated from Sesame Street to the Dodo residence in suburban Oceanview, Illinois. When he runs away and falls in with a sleazy carnival sideshow, however, Cookie Monster, the Count, Oscar, and others must race across country to rescue their friend and bring Big Bird back to his real family—the wonderfully diverse community of Sesame Street.
Photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop.