Was there only one Paulie?
Actually, fourteen Blue-crown Conures were used to play Paulie. Each was trained to understand over 50 verbal commands, plus hand signals. Some of the additional bird characters were played by others in the Conure family including the bright orange South American Nandays, black and green Jendays and Cherryheaded Conures. What is the life span of a parrot? Parrots take a great deal of care and commitment to own, since they can live to be 60 or even 70 years old. It could be like having a toddler around for a lifetime. Paulie is a comedy about the adventures of a remarkably verbal parrot, Paulie, and his quest to find the little girl, Marie, who was once his best friend. Along the way, he encounters people with whom he bonds and some he would just as soon avoid. Animal Action: Throughout the movie, Paulie and some of his parrot friends are seen doing many behaviors. For the film, fourteen Blue-crown Conures were trained using verbal, buzzer, whistle and visual commands with food rewards.
