A Bird of the Air

2011, Comedy/Romance, 1h 38m

10 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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Movie Info

A librarian (Rachel Nichols), her basset hound and a wayward parrot turn a loner's (Jackson Hurst) well-ordered life upside down.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Accident Images|Some Sexual Content)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Romance
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Margaret Whitton
  • Producer:
    Steven Tabakin, Margaret Whitton
  • Writer:
    Roger Towne
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $10.2K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Paladin

Cast & Crew

Rachel Nichols
Fiona
Jackson Hurst
Lyman
Anjanette Comer
Mrs. Webster
Linda Emond
Margie
Buck Henry
Duncan Webster
Judith Ivey
Eleanor Reeves
Rocco Sisto
Campus Security Guard
Phyllis Somerville
Ivy Campbell
Louis Zorich
Eli Stowalski
Erik Jensen
Bearded Man
Kaiulani Lee
Mrs. Blair
Matte Osian
Trucker
Carmela Rappazzo
Prof. Paquet
Gary Farmer
Charles Ballard
Genia Michaela
Amber
Margaret Whitton
Director
Roger Towne
Screenwriter
Steven Tabakin
Producer
Margaret Whitton
Producer
Warren Spector
Executive Producer
Philippe Rousselot
Cinematographer
Mark Alan Duran
Production Design
Sabine Hoffmann
Film Editing
Joseph G. Aulisi
Costume Design
David Majzlin
Original Music
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Cathy Sandrich
Casting
Mark Alan Duran
Art Director
Edward McLoughlin
Set Decoration
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Critic Reviews for A Bird of the Air

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Full Review… Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Full Review… Sara Stewart New York Post Full Review… Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Full Review… Nick Schager Time Out Full Review… Mark Holcomb Village Voice Full Review… Andrew Schenker Slant Magazine Full Review… James Plath Movie Metropolis Full Review… Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Full Review… David Noh Film Journal International Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice
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Audience Reviews for A Bird of the Air

  • Jul 21, 2014
    In "A Bird of the Air," Lyman(Jackson Hurst, of "Drop Dead Diva") is a loner who works nights for the New Mexico highway department. Otherwise, he spends his free time taking classes at the local community college and eats at a nearby diner. That holds true until an exotic parrot drops into his lap at the trailer where he lives. While researching the true owner of the parrot and the meaning behind his enigmatic sayings, Lyman runs into Fiona(Rachel Nichols, of "The Inside," "Alias," and "Continuum" but not the Rachel Nichols who works for ESPN), an itinerant librarian. "A Bird of the Air" is a engaging and amusing romantic comedy that refreshingly relies on a cute dog for its charm this time around, instead of the usual cute baby. Beneath the surface, the movie is about the quest for knowledge and how that can improve one's life, with the mythical west as a background. That's not to mention Rachel Nichols' winning goofy performance in a definite change of pace for her.
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