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* Chekhov'sGun: [[spoiler: The TV remote control that Reggie accidentally brings with him is later used to ward off the dogs when he and Jake blow up the weapons shack. Likewise, Reggie's love for pizza comes into great play when it replaces turkeys on the holiday menu.]]
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''Free Birds'' is the first animated film from Reel FX Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.

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''Free Birds'' is the first animated film from Reel FX Animation Studios, starring the voices of Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.



Jake is on a mission: go back in time to the first Thanksgiving, and make it so turkeys are not served for dinner. And he's bringing Reggie along with him. First they have to break into a top secret research facility and steal the time machine being developed there, and then they have to make sure that turkeys are not served at the first Thanksgiving.

Scheduled for release November 1st, just in time for Thanksgiving.

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Jake is on a mission: go Go back in time to the first Thanksgiving, and make it so turkeys are not served for dinner. And he's bringing Reggie along with him. First they have to break into a top secret research facility and steal the time machine being developed there, and then they have to make sure that turkeys are not served at the first Thanksgiving.

Scheduled for release It was released on November 1st, 1, 2013, just in time for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving.



** The pardoned turkeys (traditionally, two are pardoned each year, not just one) go to a petting farm [[spoiler:not Camp David.]]

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** The pardoned turkeys (traditionally, two are pardoned each year, not just one) go to a petting farm [[spoiler:not Camp David.]]David]].



* DumbMuscle: Jake is much bigger and stronger than Reggie, and seemingly the one with the plan, but considering he talks to his own reflection...
* FacelessMooks: The guys guarding the time machine, who laugh manically as they brandish their flamethrowers.

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* DumbMuscle: Jake is much bigger and stronger than Reggie, and seemingly the one with the plan, but considering he that Jake talks to his own reflection...
* FacelessMooks: The guys guarding the time machine, who laugh manically maniacally as they brandish their flamethrowers.



* {{Hey Its That Guy}}/{{Hey Its That Voice}}:
** [[{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]] is Jake
** [[StarTrek Sulu]] is the time machine, S.T.E.V.E.
** [[{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]] is the Turkey chief
* KillItWithFire: For some reason the preferred weapon of the guards at the facility Reggie and Jake break in to. Perhaps it's to cook them?

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* {{Hey Its That Guy}}/{{Hey Guy}}[=/=]{{Hey Its That Voice}}:
** [[{{Zombieland}} [[Film/{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]] is Jake
Jake.
** [[StarTrek [[Franchise/StarTrek Sulu]] is the time machine, S.T.E.V.E.
** [[{{Gargoyles}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]] is the Turkey chief
turkey chief.
* KillItWithFire: For some reason reason, fire is the preferred weapon of the guards at the facility Reggie and Jake break in to.invade. Perhaps it's to cook them?



* ProductPlacement: [[spoiler: Chuck E. Cheese pizza ends up saving the day.]]

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* ProductPlacement: [[spoiler: Chuck [[spoiler:Chuck E. Cheese pizza ends up saving the day.]]



* ShoutOut: From the trailer, while the turkeys shoot flaming pumpkins at them:

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* ShoutOut: From the trailer, while the turkeys shoot flaming pumpkins at them:the Indians:



* StableTimeLoop: Jake said he was inspired by "The Great Turkey" when he was younger [[spoiler: it turns out that Reggie in the time machine was "The Great Turkey" who purposefully invoked this trope]]

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* StableTimeLoop: Jake said he was inspired by "The Great Turkey" when he was younger [[spoiler: it younger. [[spoiler:It turns out that Reggie in the time machine was "The Great Turkey" who purposefully invoked this trope]]trope.]]
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* [[spoiler:RushmoreRefacement]]: [[spoiler:The epilogue showed a photograph of MountRushmore with a turkey joining the Presidents]].

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* [[spoiler:RushmoreRefacement]]: [[spoiler:The epilogue showed a photograph of MountRushmore Mount Rushmore with a turkey joining the Presidents]].
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* [[spoiler:RushmoreRefacement]]: [[spoiler:The epilogue showed a photograph of MountRushmore with a turkey joining the Presidents]].
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** The pardoned turkeys (traditionally, two are pardoned each year, not just one) go to a petting farm [[spoiler:not Camp David.]]
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* ProductPlacement: [[spoiler: Chuck E. Cheese pizza ends up saving the day.]]
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''Free Birds'' is the first animated film from Reflex Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.

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''Free Birds'' is the first animated film from Reflex Reel FX Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.

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Came back from an advance screening


* ActionGirl: Jenny



* BlindObedience: Invoked by Jake:

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* BlindObedience: Invoked by Jake:Jake attempts to invoke it, but it doesn't work


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* FriendToAllChildren: Jake
* FunWithAcronyms: The time machine is the Space Time Exploration Vehicle Envoy (S.T.E.V.E.)
* {{Hey Its That Guy}}/{{Hey Its That Voice}}:
** [[{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]] is Jake
** [[StarTrek Sulu]] is the time machine, S.T.E.V.E.
** [[{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]] is the Turkey chief


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* StableTimeLoop: Jake said he was inspired by "The Great Turkey" when he was younger [[spoiler: it turns out that Reggie in the time machine was "The Great Turkey" who purposefully invoked this trope]]

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Tweaks~ (and Anachronism Stew is for when there\'s a lot of mixed-up time period stuff, if I\'m right...)


!This film contains:
* AnachronismStew: People mainly ate deer for the first Thanksgiving, not turkey.

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* AnachronismStew: ArtisticLicenseHistory: People mainly ate deer for the first Thanksgiving, not turkey.



-->'''Guard''': -but seriously.

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-->'''Guard''': -but seriously.seriously.
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->''[[TagLine The greatest]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative turkey]] [[TagLine movie of all time]]!''

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->''[[TagLine The greatest]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative turkey]] turkey movie]] [[TagLine movie of all time]]!''
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-->''[[TagLine The greatest turkey movie of all time]]!''

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-->''[[TagLine ->''[[TagLine The greatest turkey greatest]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative turkey]] [[TagLine movie of all time]]!''

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* SelfDeprecation: The tagline proclaims the film to be "[[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the greatest turkey move of all time]]". A "turkey" is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Turkey_Awards a nickname for a terrible film.]]

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* SelfDeprecation: The tagline proclaims the film to be "[[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the greatest turkey move of all time]]". A "turkey" is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Turkey_Awards a nickname for a terrible film.]] ]]
* ShoutOut: From the trailer, while the turkeys shoot flaming pumpkins at them:
-->'''Native American''': Those are some [[VideoGame/AngryBirds angry birds]].
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-->'''Jake''': We're going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get Turkeys ''off'' the menu!

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-->'''Jake''': We're going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get Turkeys turkeys ''off'' the menu!
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* KillItWithFire: For some reason the preferred weapon of the guards at the facility Reggie and Jake break in to.

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* KillItWithFire: For some reason the preferred weapon of the guards at the facility Reggie and Jake break in to. Perhaps it's to cook them?
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/turkeys_776.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:That's Reggie in purple, and Jake in red. They totally get it.]]
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''Free Birds'' is an animated comedy from Reflex Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.

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''Free Birds'' is an the first animated comedy film from Reflex Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.
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* AnachronismStew: People mainly ate deer for the first Thanksgiving, not turkey.
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* TheBigGuy: Jake.

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-->'''Guard 1''': Turkeys have broken into the facility.
-->'''Guard 2''': How do we address it?
-->'''Guard 1''': Uh, with cranberry sauce.

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-->'''Guard 1''': Turkeys -->'''Guard''': Control, we have broken into the facility.
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a contaminant.
-->'''Control''': Copy that, what type, Agent?
-->'''Guard''': Turkey, sir.
How do we address it?
-->'''Guard 1''':
it?
-->'''Control''':
Uh, with cranberry sauce.



-->'''Guard 1''': -but seriously.

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-->'''Guard 1''': -->'''Guard''': -but seriously.
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* SelfDeprecation: The tagline proclaims the film to be "[[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the greatest turkey move of all time]]". A "turkey" is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Turkey_Awards a nickname for a terrible film.]]
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-->''The greatest turkey movie of all time!''

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-->''The -->''[[TagLine The greatest turkey movie of all time!''
time]]!''
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-->''The greatest turkey movie of all time!''
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* TimeTravel: To get back to the first Thanksgiving.

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* TimeTravel: To get back to the first Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving.
* WhatsAHenway: Occurs when the guards see Jake and Reggie's break-in.
-->'''Guard 1''': Turkeys have broken into the facility.
-->'''Guard 2''': How do we address it?
-->'''Guard 1''': Uh, with cranberry sauce.
-->'''Both''': ...hehehehehehehe.
-->'''Guard 1''': -but seriously.
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* BlindObedience: Invoked by Jake:
-->'''Jake''': The enemy is approaching! You must follow me ''blindly''!
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* FourthWallPsyche: In this exchange:

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* FourthWallPsyche: FourthWallPsych: In this exchange:
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-->'''Jake''': (''Points to the audience'') This guy right here, (''cuts to show him looking at his reflection'') he totally gets it! See how he's nodding?

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-->'''Jake''': (''Points to the audience'') This guy right here, (''cuts (''cut to show showing him looking at his reflection'') he totally gets it! See how he's nodding?

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Subverted.
-->'''Jake''': We're going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get Turkeys ''off'' the menu!
-->'''Reggie''': Who are you talking to?
-->'''Jake''': (''Points to the audience'') This guy right here, (''cuts to show him looking at his reflection'') he totally gets it!


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* FourthWallPsyche: In this exchange:
-->'''Jake''': We're going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get Turkeys ''off'' the menu!
-->'''Reggie''': Who are you talking to?
-->'''Jake''': (''Points to the audience'') This guy right here, (''cuts to show him looking at his reflection'') he totally gets it! See how he's nodding?
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* OnlySaneMan: Reggie seems to be the only turkey on the farm who realizes what their fate will be.
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* DumbMuscle: Jake is much bigger and stringer than Reggie, and seemingly the one with the plan, but considering he talks to his own reflection...

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''Free Birds'' is an animated comedy from Reflex Animation Studios, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler.

Reggie is a turkey on a turkey farm, and seems to be the only one who realizes the fate that's in store for him and all the others there. Fate intervenes one day as the President of the United States comes to his farm to pardon the Thanksgiving turkey, him! Now he gets to enjoy the good life, all the food he can eat, his own robe and slippers, and being able to live without fear...until Jake shows up.

Jake is on a mission: go back in time to the first Thanksgiving, and make it so turkeys are not served for dinner. And he's bringing Reggie along with him. First they have to break into a top secret research facility and steal the time machine being developed there, and then they have to make sure that turkeys are not served at the first Thanksgiving.

Scheduled for release November 1st, just in time for Thanksgiving.

!This film contains:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Subverted.
-->'''Jake''': We're going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get Turkeys ''off'' the menu!
-->'''Reggie''': Who are you talking to?
-->'''Jake''': (''Points to the audience'') This guy right here, (''cuts to show him looking at his reflection'') he totally gets it!
* DumbMuscle: Jake is much bigger and stringer than Reggie, and seemingly the one with the plan, but considering he talks to his own reflection...
* FacelessMooks: The guys guarding the time machine, who laugh manically as they brandish their flamethrowers.
* KillItWithFire: For some reason the preferred weapon of the guards at the facility Reggie and Jake break in to.
* TimeTravel: To get back to the first Thanksgiving.

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