Hoot

Hoot (2006)

It's time to stand up for the little guys.

A young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

Date of release
2006-11-03
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (147)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Family, Adventure
Director
Wil Shriner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Hoot
  • Filmed in: Florida and Los Angeles

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 follows a group of children trying to save a burrowing owl habitat from destruction by a corrupt developer. The film features live burrowing owls and music by Jimmy Buffett. Buffett is also listed as a co-producer, and played the role of Mr. Ryan, the children's science teacher.

Production

The principal filming locations were in Fort Lauderdale and Lauderdale by the Sea, on Florida's Atlantic Coast, and the Gulf Coast hamlet of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island. Most of Hoot was shot in Florida between July 6, 2005, and September 2, 2005. Some new scenes were shot in Los Angeles on January 21, 2006. For example, the scene where Mullet Fingers leaps out of a tree after dropping a bulldozer seat was actually shot in Los Angeles.

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