Movie
Bird
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-06-01
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
- Diane Venora as Chan Parker
- Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney
- Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie
- Keith David as Buster Franklin
- Michael McGuire as Brewster
- James Handy as Esteves
- Damon Whitaker as Young Bird
- Morgan Nagler as Kim
- Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath
- Sam Robards as Moscowitz
- Glenn Wright as Alcoholic Patient
Crew
- Clint Eastwood - Director
- Joel Oliansky - Writer
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