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1983 | DIRECTED BY JON STONE

Big Bird In China

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Movie Stats
Year
1983
Runtime
 75 minutes (1 hr 15 mins)
Select Cast
Frank Oz
Caroll Spinney
Brian Meehl
Lianzi Ouyang
Jerry Nelson
Richard Hunt
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Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
29th May 1983
42 years 7 months 15 days ago
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Directed by
jon stone Jon Stone
Starring
Caroll SpinneyBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Brian MeehlBarkley / Telly
Lianzi OuyangXiao Foo
jon stoneFrank OzBert / Cookie Monster / Grover
Jerry NelsonTwo-Headed Monster
Richard HuntTwo-Headed Monster
Cheryl BlaylockAdditional Muppet Performer
Edward G. ChristieAdditional Muppet Performer
Martin P. RobinsonTelly (DVD Version) / Additional Muppet Performer
Jim HensonErnie
Arabella HongThe Shopkeeper
Ziu Ping HuaThe Storyteller
Quan She-ZhenMonkey King
Liu Xio-ShenMonkey King
Xu Tien-EdMonkey King
Fu-Hai LuMonkey King
Chi-Lian WuMonkey King
Li JiangMonkey King
Yi-Ping ChouMonkey King
Zhang Xin-TienMonkey King
Wang Kwan-WeiLion Dog
Bao-Yi TingLion Dog
Lu Ja-LinThe Dancing Phoenix
Katherine LakoskiThe Singing Phoenix
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1983-01-01
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Comedy
Comedy
Family
Family
Fantasy
Fantasy
Music
Music
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News from around the web
Big Bird  Britannica Wed, 10th December 2025

Big Bird film project raises money to profile Sesame Street puppeteer  The Guardian Tue, 21st August 2012

Bird in the USSR: Learning from the (Canceled) ‘Big Bird in the Soviet Union’  ToughPigs Wed, 2nd March 2022

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story movie review (2015)  Roger Ebert Fri, 8th May 2015

FILM: Meet the Man Behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch  KQED Mon, 1st June 2015

‘Sesame Street’ Ready to Return to China  The Hollywood Reporter Tue, 14th December 2010

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