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A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaThe flock of wild parrots fly behind the red-tailed hawk in order to escape it.
- Quotes
Mark Bittner: We're all one river till we hit this cliff. That distance between the top of the cliff and the bottom of the cliff is our life. And all the individual little droplets think they really are individual little droplets until they hit the bottom, and then they're gone. But that droplet doesn't lose anything, it gains. It gains the rest of the river.
- Crazy creditsShot on location -- no digital special effects.
- SoundtracksPeace of Mind
Performed by Mark Bittner
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A flock of parrots and a homeless man teach us about relationships, life and love
It's a shame more people won't get to see this film. I find that documentaries such as this are increasingly becoming much more entertaining than the rehashed plots that Hollywood dishes out. The themes that even some of the best mainstream movies explore very well are that much more poignant and interesting when they're presented in real life. What's more, the plots in real life are often stranger and more fanciful. The relationship between Mark Bittner and this group of misplaced San Francisco parrots is amazingly deep and will touch your heart. Mark recognizes many of these birds by name and knows their personalities more thoroughly than most people know their friends. It's a wonderful piece of luck for all of us that a documentary film maker took the time to explore the life of a man and flock of animals that most people would never give a second thought. All the way through you care for the animals and Mark, and the ending is wonderful for mark and the film maker in a way that seems like it had to be dreamed up for Hollywood.
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- mmrobins
- Apr 24, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Дикие попугаи с Телеграф Хилл
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,058,527
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,731
- Feb 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $3,218,709
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) officially released in India in English?
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