It's Tough to Be a Bird

It's Tough to Be a Bird

🎞️ Movie 21 min US
โ˜… 6.7 /10 1969

A street smart red bird with a heavy New York accent serves as the narrator, who tries to explains why it's tough to be a bird. This edutaining animated short with documentary segments explains the common evolutionary origin of birds, how various cultures have perceived the birds throughout history, how some species have become extinct or endangered due to human activity, how people like birdwatchers or townsfolk of Hinckley, Ohio, where the annual Buzzard Day is celebrated, enjoy the birds in a friendly manner and what a monty pythonesque cutout animation collage with birds looks like.

Cast

Ruth Buzzi
Ruth Buzzi
Soprano
Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
Narrator
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Jim Swain
Bird Fancier
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Ann Paeff
Bird Fancier
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Hank Schloss
Bird Fancier
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Walter Perkins
Bird Fancier
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Leif Erikson
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Leif Erikson
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
Bird Fancier
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George Bruns
Composer