Movie
Bird
1988R2h 41m6.9 / 10
"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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Synopsis
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
More about Bird
Cast
Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane VenoraChan Parker
Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
Keith DavidBuster Franklin
Michael McGuireBrewster
James HandyEsteves
Damon WhitakerYoung BirdCredits
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Written by
- Joel Oliansky
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $2M
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Malpaso ProductionsUnited States
Themes
1950sbebopbiographydeath of daughtereiffel tower, pariselectroconvulsive therapyheroinheroin addict
