Bird on a Wire (1990)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $138,697,012.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.497 |
Directed By
John Badham
Crew
Rob Cohen
Ted Field
Robert W. Cort
John Badham
Robert Primes
Hans Zimmer
Dallas Puett
Philip Harrison
Richard Hudolin
Eduardo Castro
Rick Patton
Mic Rodgers
Betty Thomas Quee
Rose Marie McSherry
Frank Morriss
David Seltzer
Richard Coleman
Kenna Marshall-Pittman
Sandy Cochrane
Daniel R. Bradette
Douglas Craik
Paul R. Prince
Paul Guenette
Richard Patton
Jeff Jones
Emma E. Hickox
Nigel Hollick
William L. Manger
Milton C. Burrow
Neil Burrow
Scott Burrow
Gordon Davidson
Larry Mann
Richard Oswald
Bill Wyley
Bill Voigtlander
Kelly L. Manger
Robyn A. Manger
Stephen Dewey
Rick Alexander
James Bolt
Robert L. Hoyt
Albert Romero
Allen L. Stone
Thom Wells
R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn
Monique Prudhomme
E. Thomas Case
Sherry Linder-Gygli
Lyndell Quiyou
Stephen Jackson
Colin Gray
Richard Buckmaster
Tim Hogan
Oliver Berg
John L. Brown
Mark Davidson
Joanne Quirk
H. Chuck Robinson
James Clare
Glen Moseley
Chris Hayward
Michael J. Siver
Stewart Bethune
Chris Rudolph
Jon Garber
Elizabeth Aird
Joseph Lederer
Nikita Knatz
Dave Bowe
John G. Oliver
Carol McDonald
Lorraine Baird
Joey Steele
Beverly Wiens
Jeanie Lamb
Gretchen Goode
Jim Rankin
Sandra Couldwell
Barbara Harris
Donah Bassett
Shirley Walker
Shirley Walker
Steve Bartek
Rob Cohen
Louis Venosta
Louis Venosta
Eric Lerner
Eric Lerner
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Kurt Bryant
Mic Rodgers
Betty Thomas Quee
Melissa R. Stubbs
Jim Dunn
Tom Glass
Mike Crestejo
Gene Heck
Ernie Jackson
Ken Kirzinger
Jacob Rupp
Ronald Robinson
Tony Morelli
Dawn Stofer-Rupp
Brent Woolsey
Robert L. Harman
Mike Fenton
Judy Taylor
Lynda Gordon
Lynne Carrow
Wayne A. Finkelman
Eduardo Castro
Louis Venosta
Eric Lerner
Fitch Cady
Dana Satler Hankins
Keith Rubinstein
Matthew O'Connor
Peter D. Marshall
Richard Hudolin
Rose Marie McSherry
Cyrus Block
John Clothier
John Harling
James Flamberg
Jean Bereziuk
Craig P. Cathers
Sandy Cooper
Wendy Foster
Debbie Douglas
Bill Thumm
John Thomas
TOP CAST
Mel Gibson
Richard "Rick" Jarmin
Goldie Hawn
Marianne Graves
David Carradine
Eugene Sorensen
Bill Duke
Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky
Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance
Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar
Marvin Larson
Jeff Corey
Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski
Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson
Jamie
Clyde Kusatsu
Mr. Takawaki
Jackson Davies
Paul Bernard
Florence Paterson
Molly Baird
Tim Healy
Paul
Wes Tritter
Scottie
Lossen Chambers
Lossen
Ken Camroux-Taylor
Neff
Wendy Van Riesen
Secretary
Lesley Ewen
Night Receptionist
Robert Metcalfe
Dex
Kevin McNulty
Brad
Robert Thurston
Bank Teller
Brian Torpe
Bank Vice President
Oscar Goncalves
Bank Guard
Tim Price
Beggar
Oscar Ramos
Cop at Fire
Dan Zale
Fireman
Blu Mankuma
Plainclothesman
Christopher Judge
Cop at Cafe
Jon Garber
Nikita Knatz
Paul Jarrett
Carl Laemmle
James Kidnie
Underworld Boss
Kim Kondrashoff
Guard at Gate
Michel Barbe
Maitre d'
Maria Leone
Sales Clerk
Danny Wattley
Cement Worker
John Banovich
Mall Cop (uncredited)
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