Bird (1988)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.709 |
Directed By
Clint Eastwood
Crew
Clint Eastwood
Phyllis Huffman
Joel Oliansky
Edward C. Carfagno
Clint Eastwood
David Valdes
Joel Cox
Lennie Niehaus
Rick Alexander
Joseph A. Ippolito
Marshall Winn
Teri E. Dorman
David Horton Sr.
Marcia Reed
Jack N. Green
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Les Fresholtz
Vern Poore
Robert G. Henderson
Walter Newman
Lloyd Nelson
Willie D. Burton
TOP CAST
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Brewster
James Handy
Esteves
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Morgan Nagler
Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley
First Doorman
George T. Bruce
Second Doorman
Joey Green
Gene
John Witherspoon
Sid
Tony Todd
Frog
Jo De Winter
Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
Ralph the Narc
Anna Thomson
Audrey
Al Pugliese
Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly
Wilson
Billy J. Mitchell
Prince
Karl Vincent
Stratton
Lou Cutell
Bride's Father
Roger Etienne
Parisian Emcee
Jason Bernard
Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler
Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie
Southern Doctor
Tony Cox
Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger
Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust
Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon
Violet Wells
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