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Bird(1988)

"There are no second acts in American lives."

  • June 1, 1988
  • 2 h 41 min
  • R
  • Drama, Music
6.9TMDB · 359 votes
7.1IMDb
81%Rotten Tomatoes
78/100Metacritic

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

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.

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Cast

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Charlie 'Bird' Parker

  • Diane Venora

    Diane Venora

    Chan Parker

  • Michael Zelniker

    Michael Zelniker

    Red Rodney

  • Samuel E. Wright

    Samuel E. Wright

    Dizzy Gillespie

  • Keith David

    Keith David

    Buster Franklin

  • Michael McGuire

    Michael McGuire

    Brewster

  • James Handy

    James Handy

    Esteves

  • Damon Whitaker

    Damon Whitaker

    Young Bird

  • Morgan Nagler

    Morgan Nagler

    Kim

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    Arlen Dean Snyder

    Dr. Heath

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