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Drôles d'oiseaux sur une ligne à haute tension

Original title: For the Birds
  • 2000
  • G
  • 3m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
35K
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Drôles d'oiseaux sur une ligne à haute tension (2000)
Animal AdventureComputer AnimationQuirky ComedySatireSlapstickAnimationComedyFamilyShort

A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.

  • Director
    • Ralph Eggleston
  • Writer
    • Ralph Eggleston
  • Star
    • Ralph Eggleston
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Eggleston
    • Writer
      • Ralph Eggleston
    • Star
      • Ralph Eggleston
    • 72User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    9nucksfan4life

    Probably the funniest short film ever

    "For the Birds" has so much funny packed into its miniscule running time. The birds portrayed are easily the funniest looking birds I have ever seen. Their mannerisms are perfectly hilarious. The way they act as a flock all mimicking each other is great. I loved when they teased the bigger goofier looking bird. I think it is safe to say that "For the Birds" is the funniest short film ever made.
    10karn

    Terrific

    I've watched this short a dozen times, and I still laugh out loud at the main gag. This film is comic perfection.

    Remember how the Coyote in the Road Runner cartoons always looks plaintively at the camera whenever he makes a mistake, the pupils of his eyes narrowing just before he falls off the cliff, the boulder crushes him, or the dynamite explodes in his face?

    That was the kind of touch that made those old cartoons great. And it is clear from this film that the spirits of Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and the other classic animators are alive and well at Pixar.
    8AhmedSpielberg99

    The Angry Birds Origin Story!

    The message here may be muddled and a bit heavy-handed (I mean, the small birds wouldn't have fallen, if that goofy bird hadn't perched on the wire in the first place), but the film is really has more than meets the eye. The film is obviously about prejudice. It tells us that different doesn't necessarily equal inferior. That we should adapt to others who look different from us. And that sometimes we really need to be different. But I really liked the hidden message in this one, which is about tolerance. The goofy big bird is totally indifferent to all the rejection and harassment he gets from the small birds. I don't know whether he is tolerable, confident or simply naïve, but I liked how he insisted to stay among them despite everything.

    (8/10)
    bob the moo

    Very funny one-joke short

    A group of small birds nestle comfortably on a telephone wire. When a large bird wants to join them they treat him with contempt and make fun of him. However when he joins them on the wire they learn a very harsh lesson about accepting others.

    Shown before Monsters Inc. this short helped make for a longer running time and give a feeling of more value for money. It is a very simple short, with no dialogue. The little birds are really cool with great facial expressions and manage to be really likeable. The big bird looks real goofy and it's easy to join the little birds in mocking him. I suppose that is good because it makes their lesson our lesson.

    The animation is superb, the backgrounds are bright and colourful and each feather on each bird looks really realistic. The short is very funny - funnier than it sounds, the little birds are really funny, kids will love it because all the comedy is visual, adults will love it because it's not too childish. It feels better than it is because it is a one-joke short, if they'd had to make this longer I think it would have suffered. However as a short it manages to be short and sweet, it's not very memorable but it is a funny joke.

    Overall it is by no means the funniest 5 minutes of my life (!), but it is a very good one-joke short that is funnier that Monsters Inc (but lets not forget that MI actually needed a better story!). Funny, warm but ultimately forgettable.
    9DanB-4

    Wonderful

    To appreciate a small miracle like For the Birds, see it with children. Observe them as they watch, understand, empathize and laugh out loud to a quirky short with no dialogue. When a director can combine a visually joyful piece that is poignant as well as entertaining to anyone of any age, an Oscar is deserved. For the Birds ranks with its Oscar Winning predecessor Geri's Game as a tiny slice of genius. Bravo. let's hope it ends up on the Monster's Inc DVD. **** out of ****.

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    • Trivia
      Released theatrically in front of Monstres & Cie (2001).
    • Crazy credits
      When the film ends, the "The End" sign appears in black letters in a splat of white guano on the black background.
    • Connections
      Featured in Monstres & Cie (2001)
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      Written by Riders in the Sky

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
      • For the Birds
    • Production company
      • Pixar Animation Studios
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      3 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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