Paulie is a charming 1998 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by John Roberts. Bringing the lovable parrot Paulie to life required the expertise of Stan Winston Studio, similar to their work on Mouse Hunt, to mechanize a small bird puppet and deliver a comedic performance. In the film, fourteen trained blue-crowned conure parrots portrayed Paulie on set, while comedian Jay Mohr provided his voice. For expressive close-ups, talking shots, and stunts too dangerous for real birds, the ful

Here's another, never before seen behind the scenes footage from Stan Winston Studio! Paulie the animatronic parrot from John Roberts’ Paulie (movie). Lindsay Macgowan built it with Matt Heimlich and Trevor Hensley, who did the fabrication and painting. The final puppet was fully articulated, and capable of performing a wide range of movements. | Stan Winston School of Character Arts

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