Hoot Movie Review 2006

Mild eco-tale based on Carl Hiaasen's young-adult novel. Young teen Roy (Lerman) is the new kid at his Coconut Cove, Florida, school. After tangling with a bully, Roy is grateful to befriend tomboy Beatrice (Larson) and runaway Mullet Fingers (Linley). Mullet spends his time sabotaging a construction site that is the habitat of the endangered burrowing owl (which is small and cute while the corporation destroying it is big and greedy). Naturally, Roy decides to help out (the owls of course).

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Birds, Animals, Adolescence

Screenplay

Will Shriner

Cast

Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Tim Blake Nelson, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Neil Flynn, Clark Gregg, Kiersten Warren, Jessica Cauffiel, Dean Collins, Robert Wagner, Eric Phillips

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Director

Will Shriner

Music

Phil Marshall, Michael Utley, Mac McAnally

Other

Walter Anderson, Alan Edward Bell, Christopher Lawrence, Steven Lineweaver

Producer

Frank Marshall, Jimmy Buffett, New Line Cinema, Walden Media, Kennedy/Marshall, New Line Cinema