Synopsis ~ Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson portray three men from very different walks of life, facing a mid-life crisis, a work-life crisis and a no-life crisis. In the biggest competition of their lives, they undertake an unforgettable trek through North America, engaging in hilarious and bizarre adventures and forming friendships that will last a lifetime!
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 100 minutes
Rating: PG
Number of Disks: 2
Special Features:
- Extended Feature Film
- The Big Migration Featurette
- Deleted Scenes:
*Roger Tory Peterson
*Bird Behavior
*Stu Late for Boat, Bird Puns with Brad & Ellie, Stu Gets Bostick’s Autograph
*Longer Boat End, Dock, Pretzels & Skippy
*Nozzle Theft and Other Newscasters
*Longer Cars to HI
*Cereal Rat with Talk
*Lanky Birder Makes Time with Ellie
*Stu’s Summer Montage with Fire Island Fauna
*Bostick Returns Home
*Long Pelagic
*Bostick Goes to China
- Gag Reel
Running Time: 100 minutes
Rating: PG
Number of Disks: 2
Special Features:
- Extended Feature Film
- The Big Migration Featurette
- Deleted Scenes:
*Roger Tory Peterson
*Bird Behavior
*Stu Late for Boat, Bird Puns with Brad & Ellie, Stu Gets Bostick’s Autograph
*Longer Boat End, Dock, Pretzels & Skippy
*Nozzle Theft and Other Newscasters
*Longer Cars to HI
*Cereal Rat with Talk
*Lanky Birder Makes Time with Ellie
*Stu’s Summer Montage with Fire Island Fauna
*Bostick Returns Home
*Long Pelagic
*Bostick Goes to China
- Gag Reel
Clipping the comedic wings of three more than capable cuckoo’s, The Big Year may need to be bumped down to The Bland Year as watered-down humor steps in for wicked comedy. The most disappointing aspect of the entire production lay in the fact that all the major elements for getting wicked are there, yet somehow they are either ill-used or not used at all.
The great outdoors, check… a ridiculous yet improv-ready premise, check… a tailor-made tittered-at hobby, check… Steve Martin, check… but the birders three wander aimlessly down the path of “comedy your mom will love” rather than the scathing and blazing trails that led them to this point.
The disc extras are a fairly standard roster of species, from a Gag Reel which proves just how funny the three can be, to a respectable “Big Migration” featurette exploring Behind-The-Scenes moments with even more of the bumbling birders. A dozen or so Deleted Scenes also pad the nest.
So though what looks at first glance like the sighting of an Ivory Billed Woodpecker, as exciting and anticipated as any gut-buster, falls disappointingly flat upon further inspection as its three appealing leads turn a timid direction.
The great outdoors, check… a ridiculous yet improv-ready premise, check… a tailor-made tittered-at hobby, check… Steve Martin, check… but the birders three wander aimlessly down the path of “comedy your mom will love” rather than the scathing and blazing trails that led them to this point.
The disc extras are a fairly standard roster of species, from a Gag Reel which proves just how funny the three can be, to a respectable “Big Migration” featurette exploring Behind-The-Scenes moments with even more of the bumbling birders. A dozen or so Deleted Scenes also pad the nest.
So though what looks at first glance like the sighting of an Ivory Billed Woodpecker, as exciting and anticipated as any gut-buster, falls disappointingly flat upon further inspection as its three appealing leads turn a timid direction.
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Cast: Steve Martin | Jack Black | Owen Wilson | John Cleese | Kevin Pollak | Joel McHale | JoBeth Williams | Rosamund Pike
Director: David Frankel
Central Writers: Mark Obmascik | Howard Franklin
Theatrical Release: October 14, 2011
Blu-Ray/DVD Release: January 31, 2012
Genre: Comedy
Supporting Cast and more Writers found HERE
Cast: Steve Martin | Jack Black | Owen Wilson | John Cleese | Kevin Pollak | Joel McHale | JoBeth Williams | Rosamund Pike
Director: David Frankel
Central Writers: Mark Obmascik | Howard Franklin
Theatrical Release: October 14, 2011
Blu-Ray/DVD Release: January 31, 2012
Genre: Comedy
Supporting Cast and more Writers found HERE
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