Bird (1988)

Movie""There are no second acts in American lives.""
Audience Score
68
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R 2 hr 41 minSep 30th, 1988Drama, Music
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.
StarringForest WhitakerDiane VenoraMichael Zelniker
DirectorClint Eastwood

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 30th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 30th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$9,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:David Valdes
Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Movie Tags:
biography1950sjazzheroinpsychiatric hospitaleiffel tower, parisheroin addictsaxophonedeath of daughterelectroconvulsive therapy