Bird (1988)
"There are no second acts in American lives."
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.
Rated
R
Year
1988
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 June 1988
TMDB
6.8 (362)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
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
A
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
G
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
Mayor of 52nd Street
C
Chris Bosley
First Doorman
G
George T. Bruce
Second Doorman
Joey Green
Gene
John Witherspoon
Sid
Tony Todd
Frog
Jo De Winter
Mildred Berg
R
Richard Zavaglia
Ralph the Narc
Anna Thomson
Audrey
Al Pugliese
Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly
Wilson
Billy J. Mitchell
Prince
K
Karl Vincent
Stratton
Lou Cutell
Bride's Father
R
Roger Etienne
Parisian Emcee
Jason Bernard
Benny Tate
G
Gretchen Oehler
Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie
Southern Doctor
Tony Cox
Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger
Baroness Nica
P
Penelope Windust
Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon
Violet Wells
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