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Bill and Coo

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This unusual film features a cast of birds dressed in human costumes, painstakingly trained by animal expert George Burton. Working-class cab driver Bill Singer loves the beautiful Coo, whose wealthy father owns the Wrenrest, the finest hotel in the town of Chirpendale. As the birds of Chirpendale go about their everyday business, Bill does battle with a fearsome crow known as the Black Menace, who attacks both the hotel and a traveling circus in his quest to destroy the town.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This one-hour film featuring birds won a Special Oscar Award. Rated: B Apr 6, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Shot on the world's smallest film set, this film only has three humans — producer Ken Murray, bird trainer George Burton and Elizabeth Walters — show up in the opening. The stars are the birds of the town of Chirpendale. It was awarded an honorary Academy Award as it doesn't really fit into the world of normal movies and we're all better for that. Bill, a cab driver, is trying to save Coo from a crow named the Black Menace. There's also a circus act and man, you know, this movie was exactly what I needed the other day, just a fresh dose of innocence and fun. Director Dean Riesner started as an actor before writing plenty of TV programs, as well as Dirty Harry, Play Misty for Me, The Enforcer, Fatal Beauty and many more films. He was also married to Maila Nurmi, who we all know better as Vampira. Today, we may not understand the slang for this movie's title, which means to sit and speak quietly. This movie is none of those things, a wild ride that has bird firemen, bird motorcyclists and no small matter of astounding bird heroics. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member My friend Barbara Gentry saw this movie when she was 8 yrs old and still remembers it as one of her favorites to this very day! Amazed at how smart the main characters "Bill and Coo" were and how well trained they were as well! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This unusual film features a cast of birds dressed in human costumes, painstakingly trained by animal expert George Burton. Working-class cab driver Bill Singer loves the beautiful Coo, whose wealthy father owns the Wrenrest, the finest hotel in the town of Chirpendale. As the birds of Chirpendale go about their everyday business, Bill does battle with a fearsome crow known as the Black Menace, who attacks both the hotel and a traveling circus in his quest to destroy the town.
Director
Dean Riesner
Producer
Ken Murray
Screenwriter
Royal Foster, Dean Riesner
Production Co
Ken Murray Productions
Genre
Musical, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 1m