RARE BIRDS

Details

• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
• Plot: In the tradition of 'Saving Grace' and 'Waking Ned Devine' comes the comedy about how far people will go to maintain their grip on life. ; ; Dave Purcell (Hurt) just woke up on the wrong side of life. His marriage is dead and his restaurant just went belly up. Things look pretty bad for Dave until his eccentric neighbour comes to the rescue.; ; Alphonse, Dave's neighbor, hatches a mad-yet-ingenious scheme in the hopes of saving his buddy's sagging fortunes. After staging the sightings of an extremely rare bird in the neighbourhood, birdwatchers and hungry patrons the world over, flock to the area. The hoax succeeds far beyond expectations and business booms. But little does anyone know, Alphonse is working on a few other secret plans which will soon have Dave's restaurant swimming in controversy. With the threat of exposure, the authorities hot on the trail, will feathers fly?
• Cast: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Vicky Hynes, Greg Malone, Michael Chiasson, Barry Newhook, Laura Tobin, Maggie Meyer, Frankie O'Neill, Lawrence Barry, Leah Lewis, Todd Perrin, Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, Matthew Clarke, John Moyes, Sheila McCarthy, Bryan Hennessey, Pete Soucy, George Jonas, Mark Critch, Mack Furlong, Sturla Gunnarsson, Edward Riche, Jan Kiesser, Jeff Warren, Jonathan Goldsmith
• Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, Lions Gate Entertainment
• Media Format: movie