Birdwatching goes to Hollywood

[Andreas Jonsson]

Haha, I wonder how this will turn out?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/
http://www.osoyoostimes.com/news/2010/0 ... s-in-town/

[Matthew Strimas-Mackey]

That's pretty funny. I could see Owen Wilson pulling off a birder but I'm not very optimistic about Steve Martin and Jack Black. Unfortunately, I suspect they'll just go for the easy laughs and make fun of birders rather than create an accurate portrayal.

[Brian Bailey]

Interesting.  I'd never imagined anyone would try to turn that book into a movie.  Having comedians in the lead roles isn't to surprising.  They're all good at playing eccentric characters, and anyone who attempts a big year the way those guys did is clearly eccentric (and/or obsessive).  Hopefully it will be a lighthearted "chase" movie rather than a slapstick farce.

BB

[Andreas Jonsson]

Hopefully it is not just a money grab. I don't like to be cynical, but the producers must surely be aware of the millions and millions of people out there who consider themselves to be birdwatchers...

[thouc]

And for all real birdwatchers the big question is how many bird species you can see in the movie...

[Kin Lau]

Cool... Osoyoo's is going to be one of our stops this summer.