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Willy the Sparrow

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A spectral sparrow turns a boy into a bird so that he will learn to be kinder to his feathered friends.

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Jay W Allow me to explain the premise to this 1989 animated movie. Willy is a little boy who is staying home from school because he's still sick with a flu. Feeling bored, Willy decides to use his imagination. He takes a toy gun and, pretending he's a cowboy, "shoots" at some sparrows. By "shoot" I mean he says "Bang, bang!". But Willy chose the wrong day to pretend to shoot at birds, because sitting on that bench happened to be...the Sparrow Guardian. She is judge, jury and executioner for her own brand of sparrow justice, and she finds Willy to be guilty. She then breaks into the little boy's house and turns the boy into a sparrow. That is what you get for pretending to shoot at birds. This movie is full of insane story beats like that, including: Drunk rats trying to sell beer as wisdom elixir. Birds fighting for leadership. The sparrow guardian meowing at a cat in a public park. A bird being turned into a man and forming a romance with the sparrow guardian. If this sounds like your kind of insanity, give this movie a watch...or else the sparrow guardian will come for you. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Audience Member i love this movie when i was little. it has some good lessons in it to, as i watched it with my four year old sister. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member funny cartoon! amusing dialog, but good message/moral! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member After being forced to watch it 200 million times (and that's not really an exaggeration) as a kid, this movie isn't really one of my favorites. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member i remember watching this back in grade school but its been too long ago 1995 maybe? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member love this movie. so cool. imean, a boy turning into a freakin sparrow? amazing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A spectral sparrow turns a boy into a bird so that he will learn to be kinder to his feathered friends.
Director
Jozsef Gemes
Screenwriter
Jozsef Gemes, József Nepp
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
1h 15m