I am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
If there was ever a man lucky enough to have found his true calling in life, it's the subject of [this] affecting documentary.
I am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch - and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, I Am Big Bird features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon. And as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic
Runtime
87
Language
English
Director
Chad N Walker
Cast
Frank Oz,
Jim Henson
FEATURED REVIEW
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Nearly every day for the past 45 years, one man has put on an eight-foot-tall yellow suit and gone to work as Big Bird. His name is Caroll Spinney, and he’s the silver-haired subject of this loving documentary about a puppeteer who’s brightened the lives of countless children weaned on Sesame Street ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 5.15.15 - 5.21.15
Playhouse 7 5.15.15 - 5.21.15
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