Pretty Bird
title: "Pretty Bird" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-aviation-films", "american-films-based-on-actual-events", "american-independent-films", "films-scored-by-wim-mertens", "films-shot-in-new-jersey", "2008-directorial-debut-films", "2008-independent-films", "2008-films", "2000s-english-language-films", "2008-american-films", "english-language-independent-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Bird" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pretty Bird |
| image | Pretty Bird FilmPoster.jpeg |
| director | Paul Schneider |
| writer | Paul Schneider |
| starring | {{Plainlist |
| music | Wim Mertens |
| cinematography | Igor Martinovic |
| editing | Annette Davey |
| studio | Sound Pictures |
| released | |
| runtime | 120 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| budget | $3.75 million |
| :: |
| name = Pretty Bird | image = Pretty Bird FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = | director = Paul Schneider | producer = | writer = Paul Schneider | starring = {{Plainlist|
- Billy Crudup
- Paul Giamatti
- Kristen Wiig
- David Hornsby
- Garret Dillahunt
- Denis O'Hare | music = Wim Mertens | cinematography = Igor Martinovic | editing = Annette Davey | studio = Sound Pictures | distributor = | released = | runtime = 120 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $3.75 million Pretty Bird is a 2008 American comedy film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was released on DVD in the United States on June 29, 2010.
Plot
A sweet-natured guy enlists his best friend, and an engineer who lost his job and has an attitude problem, to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt. The entrepreneur never loses his confidence the idea will work even though he runs into problems that include finding investors and disagreements with his engineer.
Cast
- Billy Crudup as Curtis Prentiss
- Paul Giamatti as Rick Honeycutt
- David Hornsby as Kenny Owenby
- Kristen Wiig as Mandy Riddle
- Elizabeth Marvel as Tonya Honeycutt
- Denis O'Hare as Chuck Stutters
- Garret Dillahunt as Carson Thrash
- James Wetzel as Dennis
- Anna Camp as Becca French
- Nate Mooney as Randy Pendler
- Aasif Mandvi as Ted the Banker
- Adam LeFevre as Phil the Neighbor
- Lennon Parham as Woman with Beef
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.
Robert Koehler of Variety criticized the film as being "overly calculated" and predictable, noting that the only bright spot in the film was its soundtrack. Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter wrote ""Pretty Bird flaps one comic wing and one dramatic wing, but this slight-framed bird never soars and ultimately crashes under the weight of its excessive thematic ballast".
References
Bibliography
References
- (November 28, 2007). "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition".
- "Pretty Bird (2008)". [[Flixster]].
- Koehler, Robert. (January 29, 2008). "Pretty Bird Movie Review".
- Byrge, Duane. (January 24, 2008). "Pretty Bird". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
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