The Big Year (2011)
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
Director:
David Frankel
Writer:
Howard Franklin
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Steve Martin as Stu Preissler |
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Jack Black as Brad Harris |
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Owen Wilson as Kenny Bostick |
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Brian Dennehy as Raymond Harris |
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Anjelica Huston as Annie Auklet |
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Rashida Jones as Ellie |
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Rosamund Pike as Jessica |
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Dianne Wiest as Brenda Harris |
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JoBeth Williams as Edith |
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Anthony Anderson as Bill Clemont |
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Corbin Bernsen as Gil Gordon |
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Barry Shabaka Henley as Dr. Neil Kramer |
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Joel McHale as Barry Loomis |
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Tim Blake Nelson as Fuchs |
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Jim Parsons as Crane |
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Kevin Pollak as Jim Gittelson |
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Nate Torrence as Ted Simkin |
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Steven Weber as Rick |
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Zahf Paroo as Prasad |
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John Cleese as Historical Montage Narrator (voice) |
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Paul Campbell as Tony |
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Cindy Busby as Susie |
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Greg Kean as Computer Birder |
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Eva Bourne as Birder's Daughter |
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Bill Dow as Dr. Paul Elkin |
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June Squibb as Old Lady |
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Craig Bockhorn as Lawyer |
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Joey Aresco as Frank Falucci |
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Ryan Caltagirone as Frank Jr. |
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Al Roker as New York Weatherman |
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Christopher Mann as Security Guard |
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Jan Bos as Local Newsman (High Island) |
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Kate Gajdosik as Local Newswoman (High Island) |
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William Samples as British Tourist |
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Scott Patey as Birder (High Island) |
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Marci T. House as Troop Leader |
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Michael Bean as Waiter |
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Christopher Redman as Scott |
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Devon Weigel as Karen |
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Andrew Wilson as Mike Shin |
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Gabrielle Rose as Mary Swit |
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Calum Worthy as Colin Debs |
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Doreen Ramus as CB Announcer |
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Terence Kelly as Pete Shackelford |
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Steve Darling as Anchorage Weatherman |
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Jon Frankel as Anchorage Anchorman |
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David James Lewis as Lanky Birder |
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Jesse Moss as Darren |
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Kath Dugray as Motel Manager |
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Morgan Brayton as Ferry Ticket Seller |
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Sheelah Megill as Nurse |
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Veena Sood as Nurse Katie |
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Dee Jay Jackson as Parking Attendant |
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Calvin Lee as Chinese Waiter |
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Tshering Garie as Chinese Waitress |
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Michael Karl Richards as Vicki's Fiancée (uncredited) |
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Stacey Scowley as Vicki (uncredited) |
| Directing | David Frankel | Director |
| Writing | Howard Franklin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Mark Aisbett | Stunts |
| Crew | Celia Bond | Stunts |
| Crew | Curt Bonn | Stunts |
| Crew | Byron Brisco | Stunts |
| Crew | Janene Carleton | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Carpenter | Stunts |
| Crew | Laura Lee Connery | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Crestejo | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Duess | Stunts |
| Crew | Ryan Ennis | Stunts |
| Crew | Leif Havdale | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Nicholson | Stunts |
| Crew | Todd Scott | Stunts |
| Crew | Ty Trand | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jimmy Waitman | Stunts |
| Crew | Owen Walstrom | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory Wise | Stunts |
| Crew | Brent Woolsey | Stunts |
| Production | Heike Brandstatter | Casting |
| Production | Coreen Mayrs | Casting |
| Production | Jeffrey Harlacker | Associate Producer |
| Art | Darian Deering | Set Dresser |
| Art | Mike Marsten | Set Dresser |
| Art | Guy Miller | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jacques Larrue | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Julie Donovan | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Sean M. Harding | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Greg Beaton | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Richard Sinclair | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Andrew Capicik | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Scott Cozens | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Jared Krenz | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | David Lourie | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Camera | Carrie Wilson | Second Assistant "C" Camera |
| Art | Spencer Louttit | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Wes Hamby | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Jason Miller | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Daniel DiPrima | Supervising Music Editor |
| Visual Effects | Shandy Lashley | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Lighting | John Dekker | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Craig Jones | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Michael Mayo | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Kim Olsen | Key Grip |
| Camera | Dan Gorval | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Gil Forrester | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Troy James Sobotka | Grip |
| Camera | Bryce Shaw | Grip |
| Camera | Aaron Wik | Grip |
| Lighting | Curt Griebel | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Andrew Mackie | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lise Hache | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Grossman | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Vargas | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Osborne | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Lavigne | Costume Set Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucas Comstock | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Summer Eves | Truck Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Love | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Love | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph A. Campayno | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patty York | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leah Ehman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Wiebe | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Wiebe | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Geraldine Jones | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Simpson | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | Rino Pace | Location Manager |
| Production | Michael Gazetas | Location Manager |
| Production | Thierry Tanguy | Location Manager |
| Production | Jason Collier | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Dan Kuzmenko | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Corine Buffel | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Susan Crawford | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karen Pelrine | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Patricia Barry | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Alex Burdett | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Jesse Joslin | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Rob Dampier | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Keith McCulloch | Construction Foreman |
| Production | Debera Barager | Production Accountant |
| Production | Marc Borja | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Rich Brown | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Justine Hempe | Casting Associate |
| Production | Amy Nygaard | Casting Associate |
| Production | Laura Obenaus | Casting Assistant |
| Production | James Forsyth | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Lorraine Jamison | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Sylvia Nablo | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Cliff Brown | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Bert Prevost | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Sound | Nicholas Renbeck | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kenton Jakub | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Rick Chefalas | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lawrence Zipf | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Tirone | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Beaux Neylon | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Fowler | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Paul Frye | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Eric Potter | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Pete Anthony | Conductor |
| Sound | Pete Anthony | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Randy Kerber | Orchestrator |
| Production | Stuart Cornfeld | Producer |
| Production | Curtis Hanson | Producer |
| Production | Karen Rosenfelt | Producer |
| Camera | Lawrence Sher | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mark Livolsi | Editor |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Production | J. Michael Williams | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jim Brebner | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Bunting | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Prudhomme | Costume Design |
| Sound | Julia Michels | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Brad Van Arragon | Co-Producer |
| Art | Brent Thomas | Production Design |
| Production | Carol Fenelon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Stiller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Kramer | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Mark Obmascik | Book |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ed Anders | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Michael Diner | Art Direction |
| Art | Martina Javorova | Art Direction |
| Art | Sean Goojha | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Lori West | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Laurel Bergman | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | David Clarke | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Sonia Gemmiti | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Peter Lando | Set Decoration |
| Art | Scott Calderwood | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Brent Bennett | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Camera | John Clothier | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Clothier | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Andrew D. Wilson | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Trig Singer | "C" Camera Operator |
| Sound | David Husby | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Charles O'Shea | Boom Operator |
| Art | David Dowling | Property Master |
| Directing | Susan Lambie | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | William Kruzykowski | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | David Rogow | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Chefalas | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dan DiPrima | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Visual Effects | Eric J. Robertson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Dave Campbell | Stunts |