Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
| Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird | |
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Theatrical release poster by Steven Chorney | |
| Directed by | Ken Kwapis |
| Written by | Tony Geiss Judy Freudberg |
| Based on | Sesame Street by Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett Big Bird by Jim Henson |
| Produced by | Tony Garnett |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curtis Clark |
| Edited by | Evan Landis |
| Music by | Van Dyke Parks Lennie Niehaus |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $14 million |
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (or simply Follow That Bird) is a 1985 American family musical comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, and written by Tony Geiss and Judy Freudberg. Based on the children's television series Sesame Street, it was the series' first theatrical feature film. It stars Muppet performers Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson and Frank Oz alongside Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Joe Flaherty, Waylon Jennings, and Dave Thomas. It was filmed at the Cinespace Film Studios and on location in the Greater Toronto Area.
Follow That Bird was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 1985, by Warner Bros. Pictures, and grossed $14 million.