Birdy
“A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.”
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
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Cast
31 people
Matthew Modine
Birdy
Known for
Stranger Things
Full Metal Jacket
Nicolas Cage
Sergeant Al Columbato
Known for
The Croods
National Treasure
John Harkins
Doctor Major Weiss
Known for
Being There
Amityville 3-D
Sandy Baron
Mr. Columbato
Known for
Vamp
The Out-of-Towners
Karen Young
Hannah Rourke
Known for
The Sopranos
Jaws: The Revenge
Bruno Kirby
Renaldi
Known for
The Basketball Diaries
Donnie Brasco
Nancy Fish
Mrs. Prevost
Known for
The Mask
Death Becomes Her
George Buck
Birdy's Father
Known for
Angel Heart
Bull Durham
Dolores Sage
Birdy's Mother
No other roles listed
Pat Ryan
Joe Sagessa
Known for
The Toxic Avenger
Class of Nuke 'Em High
James Santini
Mario Columbato
No other roles listed
Maud Winchester
Doris Robinson
Known for
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brain Dead
Alan Parker Director · Sandy Kroopf Screenplay Jack Behr Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $12M · United States release December 14, 1984
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,400,000
Gross vs. budget
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Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
A&M Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1984
Limited theatrical
Argentina
July 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
June 20, 1985 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 11, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 7, 2002 · Premiere · British Film Days
Denmark
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
August 16, 1985 · Theatrical
France
May 12, 1985 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
May 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
May 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
August 30, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 23, 1985 · Theatrical
March 23, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Norway
May 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Poland
October 1, 1987 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
September 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 14, 1985 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 8, 1985 · Theatrical
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