Bird
“"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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Cast
37 people
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Known for
Heat
The 13th Warrior
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Known for
Naked Lunch
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Known for
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Known for
Hazbin Hotel
They Live
Michael McGuire
Brewster
Known for
Hard Times
Manimal
Anna Levine
Audrey
James Handy
Esteves
Known for
Jumanji
Unbreakable
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Known for
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Mr. Holland's Opus
Morgan Nagler
Kim
Also in
American Pie 2
Maggie
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
Marked for Death
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Known for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
American Beauty
Clint Eastwood Director · Joel Oliansky Writer Lennie Niehaus Composer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $9M · United States release September 30, 1988
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Malpaso Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 21, 1988
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 30, 1988
Theatrical
Finland
June 1, 1988 · Theatrical
France
June 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
September 23, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 24, 1988 · Theatrical
November 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
June 1, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 25, 1988 · Theatrical
September 6, 2006 · Physical
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