Movie
Bird on a Wire
1990PG-131h 50m6.2 / 10
He’s every woman’s dream and one woman’s nightmare.
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
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Synopsis
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
More about Bird on a Wire
Cast
Mel GibsonRichard 'Rick' Jarmin
Goldie HawnMarianne Graves
David CarradineEugene Sorensen
Bill DukeAlbert Diggs
Stephen TobolowskyJoe Weyburn
Joan SeveranceRachel Varney
Harry CaesarMarvin Larson
Jeff CoreyLou BairdCredits
- Directed by
- John Badham
- Written by
- David Seltzer, Louis Venosta, Eric Lerner, Louis Venosta, Eric Lerner
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $138.7M
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States
Interscope CommunicationsUnited States- The Badham-Cohen Group
Themes
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