I am Big Bird: the Caroll Spinney story

Tribeca Film presents a Copper Pot Pictures film; produced and directed by Dave LaMattina & Chad Walker; written by Dave LaMattina

Resource Type:: DVD Video
Creation:: Created or produced in 2014
Publication:: New York, NY : Tribeca Film, [2015]
Distribution:: New York, NY : Cinedigm Home Entertainment, [2015]
Copyright:: ©2015

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Summary:: For 46 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon.
Contributors:: LaMattina, David , film director, film producer, screenwriter
Walker, Chad N. , film director, film editor, cinematographer
Spinney, Caroll , performer, onscreen participant
Oz, Frank , interviewee
Nelson, Jerry, 1934-2012 , interviewee
Delgado, Emilio , interviewee
Long, Loretta , interviewee
Manzano, Sonia , interviewee
McGrath, Bob, 1932-2022 , interviewee
Cooney, Joan Ganz , interviewee
Copper Pot Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Tribeca Productions , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
Cinedigm (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Closed-captioned in English.
Subjects:: Spinney, Caroll
Big Bird (Fictitious character)
Oscar the Grouch (Fictitious character)
Puppeteers — United States — Biography
Muppets (Fictitious characters)
Sesame Street (Television program)
Puppeteers
United States
Genres:: Motion pictures
Biographical films
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Feature films
Feature films — United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Biographies
System Details:: DVD, NTSC, widescreen 16:9, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Performers:: Featuring, Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Debra Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Emilio Delgado, Dr. Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Joan Ganz Cooney.
General Notes:: Originally produced in 2014.
Extra features include deleted scenes.
Audience:: Rating: Not rated.
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics:: plastic; metal; polychrome
Audio Characteristics:: digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video Characteristics:: NTSC
Digital Characteristics:: video file; DVD video
Call Numbers:: I A 2014 DVD
Other Standard Numbers:: Universal Product Code: 883476146911
Publisher Number, Tribeca Film: TF4691
OCLC Numbers:: 912439031