Paulie is a charming 1998 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by John Roberts. Bringing the lovable parrot Paulie to life required the expertise of Stan Winston Studio, similar to their work on Mouse Hunt, to mechanize a small bird puppet and deliver a comedic performance. In the film, fourteen trained blue-crowned conure parrots portrayed Paulie on set, while comedian Jay Mohr provided his voice. For expressive close-ups, talking shots, and stunts too dangerous for real birds, the ful