Rare Birds

Sep 9, 2001

1h 39m

★ 5.4

Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.

Overview

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

BIG Pictures

Pope Productions

Rare Birds Trailers

Cast

Dave

William Hurt

Phonse

Andy Jones

Alice

Molly Parker

Deb

Vicky Hynes

Buster Bartlett

Greg Malone

Dr. Jack Tomlinson

Michael Chiasson

Bette

Leah Lewis

Claire

Sheila McCarthy

Dougie

Mark Critch

Bystander

Pete Soucy

Cortini

Bryan Hennessey

Hooligan

Lawrence Barry

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