History Trivia / TheHairyBird

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. (It ''was'', however, used for its [[http://www.sarahkernochan.com/film/hairybird-dvd.html release in Australia]].) In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do''; while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming/digital download services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike!'' (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.

* ExecutiveMeddling: It is not an accident that a film with rising stars didn’t make a bigger splash at the time, as it never got a proper theatrical release and was instead [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved to video]]. The film was acquired by Creator/MiramaxFilms, whose co-head Harvey Weinstein wanted greater editorial control of the film. Weinstein pushed director Sarah Kernochan to make the film more male-friendly, envisioning it as a ''Film/{{Porkys}}'' for female audiences. The finished film was never promoted by Miramax and only had a one-week release in American theaters. It did fare better in Canada and Australia, but was quickly sent [[DirectToVideo straight to video]]. The different, inconsistent titles also didn’t help. The film has since gained a small cult following for its groundbreaking female-driven plot, cast of young stars, and colorful dialogue.

** The cast of this film is a who’s who of 90s It Girls: Creator/KirstenDunst (''Literature/LittleWomen'', ''Film/{{Jumanji}}''), Creator/GabyHoffmann (''Film/NowAndThen''), Creator/RachaelLeighCook (''Film/ShesAllThat''), Creator/HeatherMatarazzo (''Film/WelcomeToTheDollhouse''), and Creator/MonicaKeena (''Series/DawsonsCreek''). Creator/MerrittWever (Momo) would later go on to win an Emmy for her role on ''Series/NurseJackie''. The only missing actress is Creator/ChristinaRicci.
** Other recognizable faces include Creator/MatthewLawrence, Creator/VincentKartheiser, Creator/TomGuiry (Smalls in the ''Film/TheSandlot''). Lastly, pre-fame Creator/HaydenChristensen and Creator/ShawnAshmore have bit roles as St. Ambrose boys.
* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. (It ''was'', however, used for its release in Australia.) In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do''; while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming/digital download services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike!'' (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The movie's plot was inspired by writer/director Sarah Kernochan's time as a student at Rosemary Hall in Connecticut.

* WriteWhatYouKnow[=/=]InspiredBy: The movie's plot was inspired by writer/director Sarah Kernochan's time as a student at Rosemary Hall in Connecticut.

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. (It ''was'', however, used for its release in Australia.) In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do'', while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming/digital download services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike!'' (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do'', while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming/digital download services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike!'' (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do'', while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming and downloaad services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike!'' (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do'', while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming and downloaad services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/PrimeVideo and Website/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike! (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.

* MarketBasedTitle: The original title, ''The Hairy Bird'', was changed by Miramax for North American release as the studio felt it sounded offensive on account of the title alluding to... erm... male genitalia. In the U.S., the film was released as ''All I Wanna Do'', while in Canada, it was released as ''Strike!''. Confusingly, both titles have since been used for U.S. digital releases of the film, with streaming and downloaad services (such as Creator/CBSAllAccess, Creator/AmazonPrimeVideo and Creator/YouTube) listing it by the Canadian title only or as "''Strike! (aka ''All I Wanna Do'')", with the film's credit sequence keeping the U.S. title.