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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14 members

Acting

Paul Giamatti

Rick Honeycutt

Paul Giamatti

Acting

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Ted

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Acting

Kristen Wiig

Mandy

Kristen Wiig

Acting

Elizabeth Marvel

Tonya Honeycutt

Elizabeth Marvel

Acting

Daniel Talbott

Hustler

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Acting

James Wetzel

Dennis

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Denis O'Hare

Chuck

Denis O'Hare

Writing

Brent King

Berger

No Image

Acting

Anna Camp

Becca French

Anna Camp

Acting

Garret Dillahunt

Carson Thrash

Garret Dillahunt

Acting

Billy Crudup

Curtis

Billy Crudup

Acting

David Hornsby

Kenny

David Hornsby

Acting

Lennon Parham

Woman with Beef

Lennon Parham

Acting

Aasif Mandvi

Ted the Banker

Aasif Mandvi

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