
Bird (1988)
Released:
1988-06-01
Duration:
2hr 41min
Rating 6.8
"There are no second acts in American lives."
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

Warner Bros. Pictures

Malpaso Productions
Additional Info
Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $2,000,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.53 |
Directed By
Clint Eastwood
Crew
Director
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Executive Producer
David Valdes
David Valdes
Original Music Composer
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
Editor
Joel Cox
Joel Cox
Casting
Phyllis Huffman
Phyllis Huffman
Production Design
Edward C. Carfagno
Edward C. Carfagno
Screenplay
Joel Oliansky
Joel Oliansky
Director of Photography
Jack N. Green
Jack N. Green
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert G. Henderson
Robert G. Henderson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Alexander
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vern Poore
Vern Poore
Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
Marshall Winn
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
David Horton Sr.
David Horton Sr.
Sound Editor
Joseph A. Ippolito
Joseph A. Ippolito
Sound Editor
Walter Newman
Walter Newman
Still Photographer
Marcia Reed
Marcia Reed
Script Supervisor
Lloyd Nelson
Lloyd Nelson
Sound Mixer
Willie D. Burton
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