Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird

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Pretty Bird

"A Rocket Propelled Misadventure"

2008

2h 0m

4.9(22 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Billy Crudup

Curtis Prentiss

Billy Crudup

Acting

Paul Giamatti

Rick Honeycutt

Paul Giamatti

Acting

Kristen Wiig

Mandy Riddle

Kristen Wiig

Acting

David Hornsby

Kenny Owenby

David Hornsby

Acting

Denis O'Hare

Chuck Sutters

Denis O'Hare

Acting

Elizabeth Marvel

Tonya Honeycutt

Elizabeth Marvel

Acting

Anna Camp

Becca French

Anna Camp

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Aasif Mandvi

Ted the Banker

Aasif Mandvi

Acting

Adam LeFevre

Phil the Neighbor

Adam LeFevre

Acting

Garret Dillahunt

Carson Thrash

Garret Dillahunt

Acting

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Ted the Credit Card Clerk

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Acting

Daniel Talbott

Hustler (uncredited)

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James Wetzel

Dennis

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Brent King

Berger

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Lennon Parham

Woman with Beef

Lennon Parham

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Nate Mooney

Randy Pendler

Nate Mooney

Acting

Dierdre Friel

Erica the Waitress

Dierdre Friel

Acting

John Behlmann

Corporate Hotshot

John Behlmann

Acting

Jordan Gelber

Corporate Hotshot

Jordan Gelber

Acting

Eisa Davis

Corporate Hotshot

Eisa Davis

Acting

Sarah Uriarte Berry

Corporate Hotshot

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Michael Heintzman

Money Guy

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Robert Testut

Jimmy

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Paul Schneider

Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)

Paul Schneider

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