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About
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
Theatrical
Sep 18, 1981
Box Office
$15.6M
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 1, 2003
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Appreciating Ornithology for Its Uniforms
Ernie Souchak
But why ornithology?
Nell Porter
I like the uniform.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Reflections on a Unique Encounter
Ernie Souchak
The air was thin. She was average cute. She was the only girl up there. The air was so thin!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Belushi
Ernie Souchak
B
Blair Brown
Nell Porter
A
Allen Garfield
Howard McDermott
C
Carlin Glynn
Sylvia
T
Tony Ganios
Max Bernbaum
V
Val Avery
Yablonowitz
E
Everett Smith
Fiddle
B
Bill Henderson
Train Conductor
B
Bruce Jarchow
Hellinger
R
Ron Dean
Plesko
F
Frankie Hill
Agatha
M
Mike Bacarella
Delaney
