THE BIG YEAR Film 2011. Written by Howard Franklin. Directed by David Frankel. Starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. | |||
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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU | |||||||||||
1 | Alaska Breeze Motel | BBB | Travel | Motels | |||||||
Alaska Breeze Motel Motel where Stu Preissler stays after missing the flight to Attu, Alaska. | |||||||||||
3 | Auklet Tours | BBB | Travel | Travel Services | |||||||
Auklet Tours Boat tour service. | |||||||||||
3 | Bergen Fertility Clinic | BBB | Healthcare | Obstetrics | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | Chemwall | BBB | Industrial Companies | Chemical Companies | |||||||
Chemwall Company working with Stu's company. | |||||||||||
3 | Falucci & Son | BBB | Construction | Construction Companies | |||||||
Falucci & Son Competitor to Kenny Bostick's construction company that Kenny's wife hires to remodel their house. | |||||||||||
3 | Fulmar Medical Center | BBB | Healthcare | Medical 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. | |||||||||||
3 | IchabodCranes.com | BBB | Media | Websites | |||||||
IchabodCranes.com Brad's friend Ichabod Crane's birding website. | |||||||||||
3 | Jake's Steakhouse | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
Jake's Steakhouse Restaurant where Stu and Brad have dinner during the April fallout in Texas. | |||||||||||
3 | Nevada Aviation | BBB | Transportation | Airlines | |||||||
Nevada Aviation Helicopter service that Stu and Brad fly. | |||||||||||
3 | Phoebe's Restaurant | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | Preissler Chemical Corporation | BBB | Industrial Companies | Chemical 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. | |||||||||||
3 | Roadhouse Grill | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
Roadhouse Grill Restaurant near where Kenny Bostick spots his snowy owl. | |||||||||||
3 | WPKW 7 | BBB | Cinema | TV Stations | |||||||
WPKW 7 Local TV station covering New Year's celebration. | |||||||||||
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | |||||||||||
3 | July 4, 2007 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | December 31, 2007 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
December 31, 2007 Birder Stu Preissler and his wife host a New Year's Eve party, where his son announces his wife is pregnant. | |||||||||||
3 | January 1, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
January 1, 2008 Birder totals at the end of Day One - Stu Preissler: 29, Kenny Bostick: 31, Brad Harris: 1. | |||||||||||
3 | February 13, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | February 20, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
February 20, 2008 Birder Brad Harris spots a Western Tanager, his 132nd bird species for the year. | |||||||||||
3 | February 22, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | April 19, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | April 22, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | May 8, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | May 14, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | May 21, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
May 21, 2008 After missing the flight the week before, Stu Preissler finally arrives in Attu, Alaska. | |||||||||||
3 | August 20, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
August 20, 2008 Brad Harris travels to Boston to see Ellie and a pink-footed goose. | |||||||||||
3 | October 2, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | November 27, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
November 27, 2008 Annie Auklet helps Brad Harris and Stu Preissler spot birds during a rainstorm on Thanksgiving day. | |||||||||||
3 | December 24, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
December 24, 2008 Kenny Bostick eats alone in a Chinese restaurant. | |||||||||||
3 | December 29, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
December 29, 2008 Stu Preissler turns down the offer to run the new combined company. | |||||||||||
3 | December 30, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
December 30, 2008 Stu Preissler helps Brad Harris spot a pink-footed goose, his 741st bird species of the year. | |||||||||||
3 | December 31, 2008 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
December 31, 2008 Birder Kenny Bostick spots a snowy owl, his 755th bird species of the year. | |||||||||||
3 | January 1, 2009 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
January 1, 2009 Ellie calls Brad Harris to tell him that she broke up with her boyfriend Darren. | |||||||||||
OTHER | |||||||||||
3 | Brad Harris & Stu Preissler | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
3 | Kenny Bostick | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Kenny Bostick Kenny Bostick: Hitchcockian. | |||||||||||
4 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Shield, The | |||||||
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