Hoot (film)
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| Directed by | Wil Shriner |
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| Screenplay by | Wil Shriner |
| Based on |
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen |
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| Music by | Jimmy Buffett |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Edited by | Alan Edward Bell |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Release date
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May 5, 2006 |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $8,224,998 |
Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film, based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was written and directed by Wil Shriner, and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. The film stars Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, Neil Flynn and Robert Wagner. The film was released on May 5, 2006. The film was a box office bomb in its initial theatrical run, and received largely mixed to negative reviews from notable film critics and film-review websites.
The film is about a group of children trying to save a burrowing owl habitat from destruction. The habitat is located on the intended construction site of a pancake house. The developer of the project intends to proceed regardless of the environmental damage it would cause. Hoot features live burrowing owls and music by Jimmy Buffett. Buffett is also listed as a co-producer, and he played the role of Mr. Ryan, the science teacher.
Middle school student Roy A. Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) and his family have just moved to Coconut Creek, Florida from Montana. But Roy is mercilessly teased and bullied at his new school by Dana Matherson, until he accidentally breaks Matherson's nose while getting harassed on the school bus. Roy gets suspended from riding the school bus for three days and must write Dana an apology letter. Roy slowly becomes friends with Beatrice "The Bear" Leep (Brie Larson), and her stepbrother, "Mullet Fingers" (Cody Linley).
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