The Big Year
| The Big Year | |
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| Directed by | David Frankel[1] |
| Screenplay by | Howard Franklin[1] |
| Story by | Mark Obmascik |
| Produced by | Stuart Cornfeld Curtis Hanson Karen Rosenfelt |
| Starring | Jack Black Steve Martin Owen Wilson JoBeth Williams Rashida Jones] |
| Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
| Edited by | Mark Livolsi |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
The Big Year is an upcoming comedy film starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, Jack Black, Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Dianne Wiest, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Rosamund Pike and Tim Blake Nelson. The Big Year is directed by David Frankel and written by Howard Franklin. The film is based on the book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession which was written by Mark Obmascik. The film is set to be released on October 14, 2011 in the United States.[2] Filming began on March 3, 2010.[3] The film will be released in the United Kingdom on November 14.[4]
Plot
A group of friends who are obsessed with birdwatching set on a big year, a quest to outdo each other by finding the most species of birds in North America. Their competition is allegory to the challenges faced in their lives.[5]
Cast
- Steve Martin as Stu
- Jack Black as Brad Harris
- Owen Wilson as Kenny Bostick
- Rashida Jones as Carol
- Anjelica Huston as Debi Shearwater
- Jim Parsons as Crane
- Rosamund Pike as Barbara
- JoBeth Williams as Edith
- Brian Dennehy as Martin Harris
- Dianne Wiest as Marie Jones
- Anthony Anderson as Bill Clemens
- Tim Blake Nelson as Phil
- Joel McHale as Skeeter Yablans
- Calum Worthy as Colin Debs
- Veena Sood as Nurse Katie
- Corbin Bernsen as Gil Gordon
- Stacey Scowley as Vicki
- Jesse Moss as Jack Lusas
- Kevin Pollak as Kendall
Production
The Big Year is to film in a number of locations in Canada and the United States including Tofino, British Columbia, Osoyoos, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia and Dawson City, Yukon in Canada and Attu Island, Alaska and Atlanta, Georgia in the United States also in New York city.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The Big Year (2011)". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved March 03, 2011.
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- ^ "Filming locations for The Big Year (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved March 03, 2011.
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