Film

Bird

1988 · 2h 41m · Drama · Music

"There are no second acts in American lives."

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

78

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.

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

• Clint EastwoodDirector · Producer
• Joel OlianskyWriter
• David ValdesExecutive Producer
• Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
• Lennie NiehausOriginal Music Composer
• Joel CoxEditor
• Phyllis HuffmanCasting

Theatrical Trailer

Release date

June 1, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 41m

Rated

R

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$2,000,000

Genres

Drama, Music

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