Product Details

• Actors: Jamie Croft, Deborra-Lee Furness, Joe Petruzzi, John Waters, Jason Robards
• Directors: Mario Andreacchio
• Writers: Bruce Hancock, Matthew Perry
• Producers: Bruce Hancock, Margot McDonald, Richard Becker, Rocky Bester, Timothy Prescott
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792168313
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,310 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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In 1850, pirates loot a temple in the Amazon jungle, plundering gold, jewels, a brightly colored parrot. After one pirate drunkenly sets their ship aflame, he washes ashore on Coral Island in the South Pacific, where he buries a casket of golden booty before collapsing. The bird witnesses all. At this point, The Real Macaw fast-forwards to contemporary Australia, where a teenage boy named Sam (Jamie Croft) spends more time with his Grandpa (Jason Robards, whose American accent is a bit out of place) than with his bickering family. Grandpa rehabilitates tame birds and releases them into the wild, but he has one special bird--the very parrot plucked from the Amazon, now substantially older.

But it turns out that Grandpa is deeply in debt; when an accident puts him in the hospital, his son (Sam's father) decides to sell the old man's house to pay the bills. At this point, Sam discovers that Mac the parrot is no ordinary bird. Mac can talk--and he doesn't just repeat words, he can hold up his end of a conversation. To save Grandpa's house, Mac and Sam hatch a plan to fly to Coral Island and dig up buried treasure; but when a nasty archeologist gets wind of the plan, he secretly follows them. Worse still, Coral Island is now a tourist trap; can Mac still find the treasure when a luxury hotel is built where it was buried? The story of The Real Macaw holds few surprises, but the scenery is as colorful as the parrot's plumage. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Maxaw, July 17, 2000

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Cathie McKenzie (Leesburg VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Real Macaw [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Because i am priveleged to own two of these magnificent Blue and Gold Macaws , I was curious to see them "acting". I was not at all disappointed. The wonderful generational story, combined with some of most beautiful scenery on our planet, makes for a super attention getter for all ages of viewers.My only "fear" is that people will want to own one of these big , beautiful birds after seeing the movie,and not do the necessary research to know how to care for them adequately.They require a great deal of time ,love and cleaning up after...as well as plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables to remain healthy.There are hundreds of Bird Rescue aviaries across the USA, just like the Grandfather's in the movie, who recieve the birds after the owners "can't stand the screaming" and "don't have the time". Buy the movie and not the bird.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great family movie., March 12, 2002

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DD67 "babyonahill" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Real Macaw [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A very entertaining movie about a very old parrot named Mac and morrally very educational. A young boy tries to help his family and ends up on a wonderful adventure with a talking parrot. Treasure hunting and pirates and beautiful scenery are all to be expected in this great family movie. My 6 and 8 yr old daughters loved this movie. And I loved it for its good acting and unique story and the great values it was teaching as my children sat spell bound.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Movie!, September 10, 2000

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David Knapp (Oceanside, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Real Macaw [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a very entertaining storyline. It was very similar to the movie "Paulie" in many respects. If you have seen that movie and enjoyed it, you will probably like this one as well. (If you haven't, then I guess you've got two movies to rent!) "The Real Macaw" was an excellent family movie / fantasy / fairy tale rolled up in one. The macaw added a lot of humor to the movie. John Goodman's voice was a good choice for the bird's voice, and his lines were usually funny. We have a macaw, and the attitude of Mac was right on the money. By the way, our macaw liked the movie too!