Paulie (1998, USA) C-91m. *** D: John Roberts. Starring Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalboub, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, Trini Alvarado, Jay Mohr, Buddy Hackett, Matt Craven. Inoffensive, enjoyable family film about speaking parrot Paulie and his odyssey, when is whisked away from his owner, a little girl. He is discovered by a Russian janitor (Shalboub), who then listens to his life story. Amusing comedy from DreamWorks Pictures with good performances and colorful art direction.