Free Birds is a 2013 American animated science fiction comedy buddy film directed by Jimmy Hayward, who co-wrote the screenplay with the film's producer Scott Mosier. The film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, and Amy Poehler, with supporting roles by George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, and Dan Fogler. It follows Reggie and Jake, two turkeys who time travel back to the first Thanksgiving in 1621 to get turkeys off the menu.
Theatrical release poster
A bus advertising the film in England
James Hayward is a retired Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator.
Hayward in 2009