PRETTY BIRD

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• Release Year: 2008
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.; ; Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Kristen wigg and David Hornsby star in this 'darkly amusing look at the American Dream -- and the personal shortcomings we'll gladly endure (or ignore) in the pursuit of said dream' (Scott Weinberg, CINEMATICAL). When three eccentric would-be inventors -- a smooth-talking entrepreneur (Crudup), a tender-hearted mattress store owner (Hornsby), and a pessimistic rocket scientist (Giamatti) -- get together to launch a rocket belt company, they put everything on the line in a crazy quest to reach the greatest heights of success. filled with high-flying hilarity and suprises, Pretty Bird soars into new realms of off-beat comedy. Written and directed by Paul Schneider (Lars and the Real girl), this sundance Dramatic Grand Jury Prize nominee is based on outlandish true story. Now, that's rocket science!
• Cast: John Behlmann, Anna Camp, Billy Crudup, Garret Dillahunt, Jordan Gelber, Paul Giamatti, Michael Heintzman, David Hornsby, Brent King, Elizabeth Marvel, Denis O'Hare, Lennon Parham, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Daniel Cameron Talbott, James Wetzel, Kristen Wiig, Paul Schneider, Zene Baker
• Director: Paul Schneider
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: Paramount
• Media Format: Movie