This SHOULD be a real hoot: A film based on a Carl Hiaasen novel, produced by Jimmy Buffett and featuring songs by him, with both Florida boys appearing in small roles. Unfortunately, the ...

BOCA GRANDE, Florida (AP) -- Carl Hiaasen's novel "Hoot" is set in the sleepy Florida town of Coconut Grove. That town is fictional, so film crews are shooting background scenes in Boca Grande on ...

“Hoot,” Rated PG, 90 minutes. This witty family film has enough mystery and edge to keep attentive kids age 8 and older entertained. Directed with a sense of fun by Wil Shriner, “Hoot” occasionally ...

IT’S not wise to bet against Buffett. Jimmy Buffett, still best known for the song “Margaritaville,” is arguably pop music’s biggest overachiever and savviest businessman. He’s a top touring act, runs ...

Of all the attributes that make "Hoot" a terrible movie, it's the soundtrack that's truly bad enough to drive you to Margaritaville. An already horrid kids-save-the-environment drama, adapted from the ...