Yellowbird (film)
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| Yellowbird | |
|---|---|
 International theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Christian De Vita |
| Written by | Antoine Barraud Cory Edwards |
| Produced by | Corinne Kouper |
| Starring | Seth Green Dakota Fanning Christine Baranski Yvette Nicole Brown Richard Kind Jim Rash Danny Glover Elliott Gould |
| Cinematography | Laurent Fluetot |
| Music by | Stephen Warbeck[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court (France) SC Films International (international)[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €10 million[4] |
| Box office | $3.8 million [5] |
Yellowbird (French: Gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage) is a 2014 English-language CG-animated fantasy film directed by Christian De Vita.[6]
The film features the voices of Seth Green, Dakota Fanning, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Christine Baranski, Richard Kind, Danny Glover and Elliott Gould. Additional performances by Brady Corbet and Jamie Denbo.
Darius (voiced by Danny Glover), the leader of a flock of birds, is wounded just before it is time for the birds to migrate to Africa. Information about how to lead the migration must be passed to the first bird that encounters Darius. That is Yellowbird (voiced by Seth Green) who is excited by the challenge but has very little life experience. Karl (voiced by Jim Rash) expected to take over as leader but Yellowbird lies to the flock and leads them south for the migration. He is really only a young hatchling with no experience and endangers the flock many times. Delf (voiced by Dakota Fanning) always supports him in the beginning. He flies north by mistake, landing in Holland and not Spain. The flock then crosses the North Sea and ends up somewhere with snow. Finally Yellowbird tells the truth and it turns out the "Iron Bird" is not to be feared but really is a solution to their problem. They end up taking a plane to Africa. Yellowbird officially becomes part of the flock and everybody celebrates.
Voice cast
| Character |  French Voice |
 American Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowbird/Sam | Arthur Dupont | Seth Green |
| Delf | Sara Forestier | Dakota Fanning |
| Darius | Pierre Richard | Danny Glover |
| Karl | Bruno Salomone | Jim Rash |
| The Owl | Bruno Salomone | Elliott Gould |
| Janet | Christine Baranski | |
| Ladybug | Isabelle Renauld | Yvette Nicole Brown |
| Michka | Patrice Dozier | Richard Kind |
| Willy | Brady Corbet | |
| Maggie | Nathalie Boutefeu | Jamie Denbo |
| Fleck | Jadon Sand | |
| Fleck Adult | Cedric Yarbrough | |
| Max | Zachary Gordon | |
| Gigi | Joey King | |
| Anton | Ryan Lee | |
| Lisa | Tara Strong | |
| Marjorie | Conchata Ferrell | |
| Rodent 1 | Chris Parson | |
| Squirrel | André Sogliuzzo | |
| Pigeons | Fred Tatasciore |
Reception
Awards
- Best Soundtrack Award at the Voices of Stars Festival, Port Leucate[7]
Critical reception
Overall, Yellowbird receives a positive reception in France.
On Allociné, the press gives it an average of 3.7/5 based on 12 critic reviews.[8] Audience members give it an average of 3.6/5 based on viewer reviews.[9]
On IMDb, it has a rating of 5.2/10 based on 373 user ratings.[10]
Box Office
In France, Gus the Little Bird, Big Journey has accumulated 282,325 admissions.[11]