Rare Birds (2002)

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NR | 1 hr 39 mins | Comedy, Adaptation | Released: 2/1/2002 |Box Office Total: $17831

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Synopsis:

Dave Purcell is ready to call it quits. On his marriage and on his restaurant "The Auk". The restaurant, which like the ill-fated bird for which it was named, has definitely seen better days. Everything changes when Dave's neighbor Phonse proposes a mad and ingenious scheme to save the restaurant. They'll report a sighting of an extremely rare (believed extinct) duck. Birder-watchers the world over will flock to the area and, hopefully, to the restaurant. To the skeptical Dave's dismay, the plan works to perfection. Business booms. Things become complicated; however, when Dave falls for Phonse's alluring sister-in-law and when he discovers that Phonse has been up to some other wild tricks.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/1/2002

Director	Credit
Sturla Gunnarsson	Director
Cast	Credit
William Hurt	Dave Purcell
Andy Jones	Phonse Murphy
Molly Parker	Phonse's Sister-in-Law
Cathy Jones
Vicky Hynes
Greg Malone
Maggie Myer
Lawrence Barry
Sheila McCarthy
Leah Lewis
Michael Chaisson
Matt Clarke
George Jonas
Production Credits	Credit
Paul Pope	Producer
Sam Feldman	Executive Producer
Tamara Shannon	Associate Producer
Janet York	Producer
Jeff Sackman	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Big Pictures Entertainment	Production Company
Pope Productions	Production Company
Rare Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Newfoundland, Canada
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Writer	Credit
Edward Riche	Screenplay
Edward Riche	Source Material (from novel)
Eddie Richie	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Kathee Reardigan	Set Decorator
Pam Hall	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Pat McCorkle	Casting
John Comerford	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Jan Kiesser	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Lionsgate	Foreign Distribution Sales
Lionsgate	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Jonathan Goldsmith	Music
Production Management	Credit
Alex Pappas	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Jim Rillie	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jeanie Kimber	Costume Designer

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