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Yellowbird

Yellowbird

...Ready for take off

20145.01h 30m

Overview

Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. Attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so Bug seizes an opportunity that leaves Yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to Africa. Still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever.

Directed by Christian De Vita
Written by Antoine Barraud, Guilhem Lesaffre, Cory Edwards
Produced by Caroline Benjo, Corrine Kouper, Carole Scotta
Box OfficeBudget: $6.4MRevenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Seth Green

Seth Green

Yellowbird (voice)

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Delf (voice)

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Janet (voice)

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Darius (voice)

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

The Owl (voice)

Jim Rash

Jim Rash

Karl (voice)

Ryan Lee

Ryan Lee

Aton (voice)

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Willy (voice)

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Michka (voice)

Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown

Ladybug (voice)

Themes & Keywords

heroconfidenceorphanenvironmentherdpersonal growthbird migrationunderestimated

About Yellowbird

Yellowbird is a animation, family, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of hero, confidence, orphan, environment, herd, personal growth. Directed by Christian De Vita, it stars Seth Green, Dakota Fanning, Christine Baranski. Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. Attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so Bug seizes an opportunity that leaves Yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to Africa. Still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever.

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