The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

2003
U
1h 23m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003)

Theatrical Trailer from Shadow Distribution Inc.

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Documentary

A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

Director
- Judy Irving
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Judy Irving
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Trivia
The flock of wild parrots fly behind the red-tailed hawk in order to escape it.

Quotes
Mark Bittner: We're all one river till we hit this cliff. That distance between the top of the cliff and the bottom of the cliff is our life. And all the individual little droplets think they really are individual little droplets until they hit the bottom, and then they're gone. But that droplet doesn't lose anything, it gains. It gains the rest of the river.

Crazy credits
Shot on location -- no digital special effects.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous/D.E.B.S./Guess Who/The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)

Soundtracks
Peace of Mind
Performed by Mark Bittner

User reviews47

Review

Featured review

10/10

Wildlife and humanity in the City

Judy Irving and Mark Bittner have done a wonderful job capturing his calmness and humanity against the backdrop of wild parrots. Is this a film about parrots or Mark or both? Both! And it really works well. Ms. Irving put her movie making talents all together to combine a wildlife documentary and science lesson with a love story. Mark treats these birds as wild animals although many of them act like pets. They're wild and that's the way they should be. Mark and the parrots fear the hawks (Red-tailed, Red Shouldered, Coopers, and Sharp Shinned and probably a Peregrine Falcon - sorry I'm a birder), but Mark also shows us some of the aggression and odd bird behavior in the flock that seems to be pretty normal. A very good movie...and tremendous scenes of San Francisco.

Thanks Mark and Judy.

Mike Oakland