Paulie (1998)


Paulie
Release Date17 April 1998
US Box Office$27,000,000
TaglineThe Bird is the Word
GenreAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAnimal Picture, Adventure Comedy, Family-Oriented Adventure, Family-Oriented Comedy
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
ThemesTalented Animals, Talking Animals
TonesHumorous, Wry, Stylized, Quirky, Warm, Whimsical
TagsCross Country, Janitor, Parrot, Pawnshop, Road Trip, RV (Recreational Vehicle), Talking Animal

Paulie is a 1998 family film about a talking parrot named "Paulie". It was directed by John Roberts and written by Laurie Craig, and it was produced by Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, and Allyson Lyon Segan for Mutual Film Company and DreamWorks. It stars Jay Mohr as Paulie's voice and Tony Shalhoub as a janitor who finds him imprisoned in a biological research laboratory, along with Gena Rowlands, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, and Trini Alvarado. It also features Buddy Hackett in his final film role, and Mohr also plays a minor on-screen character.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Misha Vilyenkov

Ignacio

Dr. Reingold

Adult Marie Alweather

Benny, Paulie

Marie Alweather

Warren Alweather

Virgil the Janitor

Ruby, Lupe

Lila Alweather

Peter Basch
Graduate Student #1

Emily Mura-Smith
Graduate Student #2

Hal Robinson
Grandpa

Tamara Zook
Speech Therapist

Charles Parks
Gerald

Seth Mumy
Jeremy

Dig Wayne
Research Assistant #1

Michael Leydon Campbell
Research Assistant #2

Kristie Transeau
Veterinarian

Francesca Federico-O'Murchu
Molly

Jerry Winsett
Mr. Tauper

Bud Cox
Ivy's Doctor

Miguel Ángel Arechiga
Mariachi Singer

Adalberto Yáñez
Mariachi Singer

Oscar Flores
Mariachi singer

Jose Luna
Mariachi Singer

Marcelo Berestovoy
Cantina Singer

Cantina Singer

Yussi Wenger
Cantina Band Member

Lawrence Goldman
Cantina Band Member

Martin Flores
Cantina Band Member

Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot

William A. Baker
Security Guard

Director

John Roberts
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Writer

Laurie Craig

Producer

Mark Gordon
producer

Gary Levinsohn
producer

Ginny Nugent
executive producer

Allison Lyon Segan
producer

Michele Weisler
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Tony Pierce-Roberts
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Editor

Bruce Cannon
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Casting Director

Sarah Finn

Risa Bramon Garcia
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Randi Hiller
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Production Designer

J. Dennis Washington

Art Director

Thomas T. Taylor

Set Decorator

Denise Pizzini
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Costume Designer

Mary Zophres
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Makeup Department

Judith A. Cory
hair stylist: Ms. Rowlands

Karyn Huston
assistant hair stylist

assistant makeup artist

Tracey Levy
key makeup artist

Kim Messina
hair stylist

Christina Smith
makeup artist: Ms. Rowlands

Production Manager

Steph Benseman
unit production manager: second unit

Carla Corwin
unit production manager: second unit

Lisa Dennis Kennedy
post-production supervisor

Michele Weisler
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David Ascher
second second assistant director

Adam Druxman
first assistant director: second unit

Kristin Killey
second second assistant director

Conte Matal
second assistant director

Martha L. Mericka
second assistant director: second unit

Jeff Rafner
first assistant director

Mark Vargo
second unit director

Art Department

Dominique Arcadio
art department coordinator

Alan Baptiste
swing gang

Greg Benge
assistant property master

John Berger
set designer

Kelly Berry
set dressing buyer

Dave Brown
construction coordinator

Ed Calderon Jr.
labor foreman

Frank Capello
propmaker foreman

Trish Gallaher Glenn
property master

Rick Glenn
second assistant property master

Glen E. Hawbecker
prop foreman

Michael Heindorff
original artwork

Ward Lathrope
labor foreman

Robert Lucas
lead man

Gregory Lynch Jr.
carpenter

Randy Martens
key greens supervisor

Michael Miller
swing gang

A.J. Mink Jr.
construction estimator

J. Craig Morrison
construction foreman

Micheal Murphy
swing gang

Robert Papegaay
stand-by painter

Neil David Pontecorvo
greens foreman

Chris Revuelta
labor foreman

Robin Richesson
storyboard artist

Kenneth Robertson
paint foreman

David Ronan
on-set dresser

Mike Roth
propmaker foreman

David Saltzman
property master: second unit

Greg Sanger
set dresser

Michael Sarley
storyboard artist

Alex Sessing
greensman

Jason Vanover
stand-by greens

David Lowery
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Michael Babcock
foley editor, sound effects editor

John Bauman
cable person

David Beadle
dialogue editor

Lukas Bower
dialogue editor

Zane D. Bruce
foley artist

Don Digirolamo
sound re-recording mixer

David E. Fluhr
sound re-recording mixer

Joseph Geisinger
sound mixer

David Grecu
dialogue editor

David Hankins
supervising sound editor

Sonya Henry
adr editor, dialogue editor

Rick Hromadka
sound effects editor

Adam Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer

Doug Kent
adr supervisor

Aaron L. King
foley mixer

Aaron Levy
sound recordist

Russell McAbee
boom operator: second unit

Miles O'Fun
sound effects editorial facilities

Kevin E. Patterson
audio playback

Dale W. Perry
foley artist

Jeff Rosen
adr editor

Earl Sampson
boom operator

Tom Scurry
adr editor

Michael Stern
pre-record engineer

Bruce Tanis
foley editor, sound effects editor

James Thornton
sound mixer: second unit

Heath Weaver
assistant sound editor

Richard Luckey Jr.
sound

Michael Miller
adr recordist

Special Effects

Craig Barnett
special effects

Randy Cabral
special effects

Glenn Derry
electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio

W. Kimball Englehart
special effects

Matt Heimlich
mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio

Trevor Hensley
key artist: Stan Winston Studio

David P. Kelsey
special effects supervisor

Lindsay MacGowan
effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio

Eric Ostroff
key mold maker: Stan Winston Studio

John Rosengrant
production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio

Patrick Rummans
feather application: Stan Winston Studio

Stiles White
production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio

Lance Gilmer
special effects technician

Michael Lantieri
special effects coordinator

Keith Marbory
special effects supervisor

Martin Simon
special effects technician

Visual Effects

George Ball
gaffer: blue screen unit

Jacquie Barnbrook
visual effects producer: SPI

Mat Beck
visual effects supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Thad Beier
visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead

John Berri
visual effects editor: SPI

Deane Boeka
technical supervisor: SBS

Dawn Bowery
compositor: SBS

Constance Bracewell
animator: Hammerhead

Michelle Butler
3D matchmover: SBS

Casey Cannon
visual effects producer: BFTRE

Allen Cappuccilli
visual effects editor

John Carey
visual effects supervisor: SBS

Joe Celeste
key grip: blue screen unit

Steve Chapman
software: CFC

Daniel Chuba
production manager: Hammerhead

Richard Clarke
computer graphics animator: CFC

Sean Dever
animator: Hammerhead

Matt Diezel
second assistant visual effects editor

Jamie Dixon
lead animator: Hammerhead

Paddy Eason
lead compositor: CFC

Chris Eborn
software: CFC

Mark Fattibene
technical supervisor: SBS

Thomas F. Ford IV
high speed compositing associate production manager: SPI

Steve Galle
technical supervisor: SBS

Rene Garcia
modeler: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Jason Gaudio
first assistant visual effects editor

Mark Gravil
visual effects editor: CFC

Pete Hanson
studio manager: CFC

John Hardwick
compositing artist: CFC

Anthony Harris
assistant color timer

Diane Holland
digital effects producer: SBS

Rudi Holzapfel
compositing artist: CFC

Michael Huber
animator: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Hitoshi Inoue
post-production supervisor: BFTRE

Erich Ippen
digital artist: BFTRE

Oliver James
software: CFC

Julie Jaros
animator: SBS

Arthur Jeppe
technical supervisor: SBS

Bruce Jones
executive producer: SBS

David Jones
digital effects supervisor: SPI

Martyn Jones
character animation supervisor: CFC

Michael Kaelin
technical assistant: SBS

Douglas Kim
compositor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Matthew Landauer
software: CFC

Alison Learned Wolf
editorial assistant: SBS

Scott Liedtka
CGI supervisor: SBS

Charles Linehan
visual effects coordinator

Van Ling
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE

Darren Lurie
animator: SBS

Jason MacLeod
technical supervisor: SBS, computer graphics artist: SBS

Rebecca Marie
producer: Hammerhead, art director: Hammerhead

Stephanie McCann
3D texture painter: SBS

Michael Meagher
visual effects producer

Barb Meier
lead animator: Hammerhead

Dennis Michelson
visual effects supervisor: CFC

Steven R. Molen
unit production manager: blue screen unit

James G. Moriarty
best boy grip: blue screen unit

Bill Neil
visual effects director of photography: blue screen unit

Candida Nunez
technical supervisor: SBS

Dominic Parker
computer graphics lead animator: CFC

Michael Parks
animator: SBS

Joe Pavlo
after effects: CFC

Rachael Penfold
visual effects producer: CFC

Derek N. Prusak
motion control operator

Matt Rhodes
software development: SBS

Christopher Rigby
software: CFC

Andy Robertson
visual effects coordinator: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Jamie Robertson
on-set supervisor: CFC

Gunther Schatz
digital artist: BFTRE

Laurel Schneider
visual effects coordinator: CFC

Dave Scott
software: CFC

Sarah Soulsby
2D character animator: CFC

Michelle Steinau
high speed compositing artist: SPI

Colin Strause
3D supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Greg Strause
compositor

James Straus
animation supervisor: SBS

David Takayama
high speed compositing artist: SPI

Scott Tallanger
on-set assistant: CFC

K. Susan Thurmond
visual effects coordinator: BFTRE

Ryan Michael Todd
technical supervisor: SBS

Gavin Toomey
2D character animator: CFC

Derick Tortorella
technical support: BFTRE

Kristen D. Trattner
high speed compositing artist: SPI

Steve Venetis
best boy electric: blue screen unit

Lila Vesely
3D matchmover: SBS

Tim Wellspring
visual effects coordinator: CFC

Mark Wendell
lead technical supervisor: SBS

Kelly Wilcox
animator: SBS

Lance Wilhoite
2D matchmover: SBS

Edson Williams
digital supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy

Mike Chambers
visual effects consultant

Eric Alan Donaldson
grip: visual effects unit

Lori Freitag-Hild
compositor

Travis Langley
technical supervisor: BFTRE

Erik Liles
digital compositor

Ralph Maiers
composite supervisor: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez

Paul McGhee
film scanning and recording

Kevin Phelan
scanning and recoding producer: CFC

Todd Vaziri
digital artist: BFTRE

Stunts

Eugene Collier
stunts

Laura Dash
stunts

Glory Fioramonti
stunts

Al Goto
stunts

stunts

Al Jones
stunt coordinator

Brett A. Jones
stunts

Clint Jones
stunts

Boone Narr
animal stunt coordinator

Danielle Shumate
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Randy Alderson
electrician

Kent Alexander
company grip

Jeff Andrus
company grip

Billy Beaird
key rigging grip

Garrett Benson
second assistant camera: "a" camera

John Beran
company grip

Robin Brown
camera operator: "b" camera

A. Anthony Cappello
first assistant camera: second unit

Alan Cohen
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Michael Ferris
camera operator: "a" camera

Erica Froker
camera loader

Harry K. Garvin
camera operator: second unit

Jeff Hand
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Dustin A. Huber
gaffer: second unit

Jay M. Huntoon
video assist operator: second unit

Peter Iovino
still photographer

John Janusek
key grip

David Katz
video assist operator

Michael Listorti
dolly grip

Rick Maddux
best boy electric

J. Alexander McClain
camera loader: second unit

Jeff McGrath
best boy electric: second unit

Patrick Murray
gaffer

Jason Newton
key grip: second unit

Reginald Powell
electrician

Michael C. Price
dolly grip: second unit

Christopher Reid
electrician

Phelt M. Saucier
electrician

Philip Shanahan
second assistant camera: second unit

John P. Shine
best boy grip

Richard Smock
rigging gaffer

Chris Squires
camera operator: "a" camera

Michael Starkey
best boy grip: second unit

Ron Tondreau
rigging best boy grip

Mark Vargo
director of photography: second unit

Carl A. Vidnic
electrician

David L. Whitham
electrician

Marc Abramson
grip

Brett Crutcher
motion control technician

R. Michael Stringer
grip: second unit

Steven J. Winslow
camera technician, assistant camera: Wescam camera

Animation Department

Michael Huber
animator

Tom Sito
animation consultant

Casting Department

Franklyn Warren
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

María Aguilar
costumer: second unit

Wendy M. Craig
costume supervisor

Cookie Lopez
key costumer

Lulu Thyne
second costumer

Pamela Withers
key costumer

Lori Jean Sacks
costumer

Editorial Department

Justin Bourret
first assistant editor

Martin Cohen
post-production executive

Raúl Dávalos
additional editor

Margaret Guinee
first assistant editor

Jason A. Levine
post-production assistant

Ard Locht
post-production assistant

Mary Morrisey
second assistant editor

David Raymond
second assistant editor

Angela Robinson
second assistant editor

Music Department

Frank Bennett
orchestrator

Thomas A. Carlson
music editor

Brad Dechter
orchestrator

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Ira Hearshen
orchestrator

Todd Homme
executive in charge of music

Shawn Murphy
music recordist, music mixer

Don Nemitz
orchestrator

Lise Richardson
music editor: temp music

Michael Stern
scoring consultant

conductor

John Rodd
orchestral scoring recordist

John Rotondi
scoring engineer: Y4

Transportation Department

Bonnie Alden
driver

Jose Aleman
driver

Michael Allegro
driver

Leo Baker
driver

Denny Caira
transportation coordinator

Tino Caira
driver

Dennis Clark
driver

Wallace Frick
driver

David Holden
driver

Gary Kincaid
driver

Jackie Lambert
driver

Steve Luce
transportation captain: second unit

John Morello
driver

James Norton
driver

Richard Padgett
driver

Mike Shannon
transportation captain

Steve Sorkin
driver

Mark Wescott
driver

Other Crew

Tom Ajar
projectionist

Brad Bemis
assistant location manager

Francie Brown
dialect coach

Sara Burton
location manager: second unit

Kristen M. Dardano
assistant: Ms. Segan

Richard Dardano
production assistant

title designer

Glenn Derry
puppeteer

Maria DeVane
post-production accountant

Tammy R. Dickson
production assistant

Dana Eller
production assistant

Leslie Erganian
assistant location manager

Antonio Evans
set medic

Devon Evans
bird trainer

Susan Meyers Fosnot
speech pathologist

Robert Foulkes
location manager: second unit

Katy S. Fox
assistant: Mr. Roberts

Maurice 'Moe' Freeman
production assistant

Jon Gardner
craft service: second unit

William Shane Grisco
bird trainer

Allison Gross
assistant location manager

Mary Hallmann-Ramirez
production coordinator

Larry D. Hansen
production assistant

Mark Harden
bird trainer

Kara Harshbarger
assistant: Ms. Nugent

Matt Heimlich
puppeteer

Trevor Hensley
puppeteer

Kurt Herbel
electronics

Mark Jackson
bird trainer

Debbie Jacobsen
bird trainer

Catherine Jelski
script supervisor: second unit

James R. Kelly Jr.
production assistant

Nancy Kobert
bird trainer

Lauren Lapham
production assistant

Betty Linn
head trainer

Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax
script supervisor

Lindsay MacGowan
puppeteer

Andrea Michaud
production assistant: second unit

Kathryn Mindala
production accountant

Boone Narr
animal trainer

Eric Ostroff
puppeteer

Patricia Peebles
bird trainer

Kimberly Rach
assistant production coordinator

Claire Raskind
unit publicist

Chris Romberg
first assistant accountant

Jack Stern
studio teacher

Lisa W. Strout
location manager

Jim Turner
production controller

Kenny Vasquez
production assistant

M. Dal Walton III
second assistant accountant

Ted Yonenaka
craft service

Anthony Domingo
hardware engineer, production supporter

Mary McCusker
acting coach

Steven R. Molen
production executive

Maureen Tenenbaum
script supervisor: second unit

Production Company

DreamWorks SKG
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Mutual Film Company
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Distributor

DreamWorks Distribution

United International Pictures (UIP)

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Argentina Video Home

CIC Vídeo

Filmes Lusomundo

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures

United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)
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Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

Hammerhead Productions
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Light Matters Inc.
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Pixel Envy
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Santa Barbara Studios
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Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
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Stan Winston Studio

Miscellaneous

Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)
effects

Boone's Animals for Hollywood
animals provided by

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies

Santa Barbara Studios
digital effects






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