Review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) by Chris R — 10 Sep 2015

More pff piece than documentary. Interesting fella.

This review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) was written by Chris R on 10 Sep 2015.

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By Carl G (206) on 20 Oct 2015

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