I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Directed by	Dave LaMattina Chad N. Walker
Screenplay by	Dave LaMattina
Cinematography	Chad N. Walker
Edited by	Chad N. Walker
Release dates	April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) (Hot Docs) May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$67,845

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is a 2014 American documentary film about Caroll Spinney, the original performer of Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. The film has received generally favorable reviews.^[1]^[2] It has been shown at many film festivals, including the April 2014 Hot Docs Festival.^[3]^[4]

Notes

↑ "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
↑ "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
↑ Mullen, Patrick (May 1, 2014). "REVIEW: I Am Big Bird - The Carroll Spinney Story". Point of View. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
↑ Cipriani, Casey (October 27, 2014). "Tribeca Film Acquires Caroll Spinney Doc 'I Am Big Bird'". Indiewire. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

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Production	Research International co-productions (Characters) "Elmo's World" "Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce" Music Discography Songs Theme song

Films	Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985) The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Television specials	Julie on Sesame Street (1973) Out to Lunch (1974) Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978) Big Bird in China (1983) Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting (1989) Big Bird in Japan (1989) Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993) Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) Elmopalooza (1998) CinderElmo (1999) Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) Abby in Wonderland (2008) The Cookie Thief (2015)

Books	The Monster at the End of This Book (1971) Sesame Street Together Book (1971) Ernie's Work of Art (1979) Look What I Found! (1980) When Grover Moved to Sesame Street (1985) The House of Seven Colors (1985) Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster (1986) I Want a Hat Like That (1987)

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Literature	Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street The Sesame Street Dictionary Sesame Street Magazine

Video games	Alpha Beam with Ernie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure Cookie's Counting Carnival

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