Continuity mistake: After Paulie is bought from the pawn shop by Ruby, they are out on the sidewalk talking and if you watch in the background, the same red Mustang turns the corner twice in a row.
Paulie (1998)
1 mistake - chronological order
Directed by: John Roberts
Starring: Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Bruce Davison, Gena Rowlands
Ivy: Somebody has to teach this beautiful bird some manners. Might as well be me.
Paulie: What's wrong with my manners?
Trivia: The first Spanish song performed by Cheech Marin, Paulie, and the parrots in the cantina is the same song sung by Antonio Banderas and his mariachis in the opening sequence of "Desperado". Cheech Marin is the cantina owner in the other film as well.
Answer: Because Marie's father was getting rid of the bird.