[wisb] Some inside scoop on The Big Year
- From: john romano <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:58:11 -0700 (PDT)
Here is some inside scoop on the movie - The Big Year. This post has been
cleared thru the list monitor since the discussion on this
topic has been closed. This comes from the Washington list serve called
Tweeters.
John Romano
Madison Wis
From: Bob Hansen
To: Tweeters Posting
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:16 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] More about The movie... The Big Year...
Ron Force, moderator of the Inland NW Birder list serve, thoughtfully sent me
to the following information regarding the movie and book .... The Big Year...
the radio interview he links to is a MUST... very informative, interviewing
several people including Greg Miller, one of the charactors "portrayed" in the
movie and a woman Big Year Birder. The excellent radio interview lasts 37
minutes...
Here is Ron's email to me...
"The movie, as it stated in the prelude, is fiction based on fact. The real
characters in the book were aged 40-68, and romance was not on the agenda. The
Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in 1998, but on Attu Island! By the way,
most of the film was shot in Canada, including Yukon Territory standing in for
Attu. Many of the desert scenes were filmed in Osoyoo, B.C.
"There are no regular flights to Attu anymore, and charters are almost
impossible to obtain. The sleeping facilities have closed, so it's camp in
tents. There are charter boat "cruises" from Adak to Attu, two weeks for $7500!
"From Wikipedia: "The Big Year of 1998 was the subject of a book of the same
name by Mark Obmascik. In that year three birders, Sandy Komito, Al Levantin
and Greg Miller, chased Komito's record of 721 birds. In the end Sandy Komito
kept the record, listing 745 birds. The book was adapted for the 2011 20th
Century Fox film The Big Year.
"Google the birders: they're interesting people. Komito just turned 80.
"Here's a link to a radio program about the movie you may enjoy, includes an
interview with Greg Miller whose character was played by Jack Black:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/10/19/competitive-birding
"Ron Force
"Moscow Idaho USA"
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