The Big Year is a 2011 American comedy film starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin. The Big Year was directed by David Frankel and written by Howard Franklin. It was based on the 2004 nonfiction book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik. The book followed three men on a quest for a Big Year - a competition among birders to see who can see and identify the greatest number of species of birds in North America in a calendar year. The actual men were Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller, who were chasing Komito's prior record. The film uses the same premise with fictional characters. The film was released on October 14, 2011, in the United States. Filming took place from May to July 2010. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2011.
Director | David Frankel |
Produced by | Karen Rosenfelt, Stuart Cornfeld, Curtis Hanson |
Writer(s) | Howard Franklin |
Starring | Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson |
Music | Theodore Shapiro |
Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
Edited by | Mark Livolsi |
Production, company | Red Hour Films, Deuce Three, Ingenious Media, Sunswept Entertainment, TSG Entertainment |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Released | October 14, 2011 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $41 million |
Box office | $7,448,385 |
Netflix ID | 70178617 |
Informazioni su The Big Year
Two bird enthusiasts take on a cocky world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition. The movie is based on the non-fiction book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession.
Realizzazione di The Big Year
The soundtrack included songs from Iron & Wine, Coldplay, Bing Crosby and Guster.
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