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19882h 41mREnglish

Bird

"There are no second acts in American lives."

6.8
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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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DirectorClint Eastwood

Keywords

jazzheroinsaxophonebiographypsychiatric hospitalheroin addictelectroconvulsive therapydeath of daughterbebopeiffel tower, paris1950s
Budget$9M
Box Office$2M

Cast

Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Forest Whitaker

Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora as Chan Parker

Diane Venora

Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney

Michael Zelniker

Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie

Samuel E. Wright

Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David as Buster Franklin

Keith David

Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire as Brewster

Michael McGuire

Brewster

James Handy as Esteves

James Handy

Esteves

Damon Whitaker as Young Bird

Damon Whitaker

Young Bird

Morgan Nagler as Kim

Morgan Nagler

Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath

Arlen Dean Snyder

Dr. Heath