THE BIG YEAR
Film 2011. Written by Howard Franklin. Directed by David Frankel. Starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
Source Features: BBB (13) TIMELINE (19) OTHER (3) THEMES (1)

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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1Alaska Breeze Motel BBBTravelMotels

Alaska Breeze Motel
Motel where Stu Preissler stays after missing the flight to Attu, Alaska.



3Auklet Tours BBBTravelTravel Services

Auklet Tours
Boat tour service.



3Bergen Fertility Clinic BBBHealthcareObstetrics

Bergen Fertility Clinic
Kenny Bostick skips an appointment with his wife at the Bergen Fertility Clinic in the Fulmar Medical Center following a hot birding tip.



3Chemwall BBBIndustrial CompaniesChemical Companies

Chemwall
Company working with Stu's company.



3Falucci & Son BBBConstructionConstruction Companies

Falucci & Son
Competitor to Kenny Bostick's construction company that Kenny's wife hires to remodel their house.



3Fulmar Medical Center BBBHealthcareMedical Services

Fulmar Medical Center
Kenny Bostick skips an appointment with his wife at the Bergen Fertility Clinic in the Fulmar Medical Center following a hot birding tip.



3IchabodCranes.com BBBMediaWebsites

IchabodCranes.com
Brad's friend Ichabod Crane's birding website.



3Jake's Steakhouse BBBDiningRestaurants

Jake's Steakhouse
Restaurant where Stu and Brad have dinner during the April fallout in Texas.



3Nevada Aviation BBBTransportationAirlines

Nevada Aviation
Helicopter service that Stu and Brad fly.



3Phoebe's Restaurant BBBDiningRestaurants

Phoebe's Restaurant
Restaurant where Kenny Bostwick eats breakfast on Day One. Filmed at the Husky service station on Hwy. 97. The service center's restaurant, known as the Husky House, was transformed into Phoebe's Restaurant.



3Preissler Chemical Corporation BBBIndustrial CompaniesChemical Companies

Preissler Chemical Corporation
Stu is the founder and CEO of an enormous Manhattan-based chemical conglomerate which he built from the ground up, starting in his garage.



3Roadhouse Grill BBBDiningRestaurants

Roadhouse Grill
Restaurant near where Kenny Bostick spots his snowy owl.



3WPKW 7 BBBCinemaTV Stations

WPKW 7
Local TV station covering New Year's celebration.



FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
3July 4, 2007 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

July 4, 2007
Stu Preissler sits in a motel in his boxers.
Brad Harris: How could you not know? Didn't your wife know that it was Thanksgiving?
Stu Preissler: She doesn't like to rub it in when the holidays roll around and she knows I'm in a motel somewhere, sitting around in my boxers. Same thing happened last 4th of July.




3December 31, 2007 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

December 31, 2007
Birder Stu Preissler and his wife host a New Year's Eve party, where his son announces his wife is pregnant.



3January 1, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

January 1, 2008
Birder totals at the end of Day One - Stu Preissler: 29, Kenny Bostick: 31, Brad Harris: 1.



3February 13, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

February 13, 2008
Birder Stu Preissler reaches 158 bird species with the Xantus's Hummingbird in an elderly woman's backyard in Gibsons, British Columbia.



3February 20, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

February 20, 2008
Birder Brad Harris spots a Western Tanager, his 132nd bird species for the year.



3February 22, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

February 22, 2008
Birders Brad Harris, Stu Preissler, and Kenny Bostick all attend an Auklet Tours boat tour. Birder totals - Brad Harris: 202, Stu Preissler: 232.



3April 19, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

April 19, 2008
Birders Brad Harris, Stu Preissler, and Kenny Bostick all converge in Texas for fallout - a major storm hitting the Gulf of Mexico in the middle of migration season.



3April 22, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

April 22, 2008
The last day of the fallout - a major storm hitting the Gulf of Mexico in the middle of migration season. Kenny Bostick leaves a voicemail for his wife.



3May 8, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

May 8, 2008
Birder Stu Preissler gets sick on a boat in Coos Bay, Oregon. Brad Harris' friend Ichabod Crane gets a look at his birding book, seeing that he is up to 497 bird species so far.



3May 14, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

May 14, 2008
Birders Kenny Bostick and Brad Harris fly to Attu, Alaska. Stu Preissler misses the flight due to his business deal with Chemwall.



3May 21, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

May 21, 2008
After missing the flight the week before, Stu Preissler finally arrives in Attu, Alaska.



3August 20, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

August 20, 2008
Brad Harris travels to Boston to see Ellie and a pink-footed goose.



3October 2, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

October 2, 2008
Birder totals when the day begins: Brad Harris 715. Kenny Bostick 728. Stu Preissler 707, though Brad lies and tells Kenny Stu has 730. All three explore the Skagit Wildlife Area.



3November 27, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

November 27, 2008
Annie Auklet helps Brad Harris and Stu Preissler spot birds during a rainstorm on Thanksgiving day.



3December 24, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

December 24, 2008
Kenny Bostick eats alone in a Chinese restaurant.



3December 29, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

December 29, 2008
Stu Preissler turns down the offer to run the new combined company.



3December 30, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

December 30, 2008
Stu Preissler helps Brad Harris spot a pink-footed goose, his 741st bird species of the year.



3December 31, 2008 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

December 31, 2008
Birder Kenny Bostick spots a snowy owl, his 755th bird species of the year.



3January 1, 2009 Dates21st Century: 00sEvents

January 1, 2009
Ellie calls Brad Harris to tell him that she broke up with her boyfriend Darren.



OTHER
3Brad Harris & Stu Preissler OtherQuotesQuotes

Brad Harris & Stu Preissler
Brad Harris: How could you not know? Didn't your wife know that it was Thanksgiving?
Stu Preissler: She doesn't like to rub it in when the holidays roll around and she knows I'm in a motel somewhere, sitting around in my boxers. Same thing happened last 4th of July.




3Kenny BostickOtherQuotesQuotes

Kenny Bostick
Kenny Bostick: Hitchcockian.

4Untitled OtherThemesShield, The


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