Bird (1988)
Bird (1988)


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Cast & Crew.

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

Michael McGuire
Brewster

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

George T. Bruce
Second Doorman

Joey Green
Gene

John Witherspoon
Sid

Tony Todd
Frog

Jo De Winter
Mildred Berg

Richard Zavaglia
Ralph the Narc

Anna Thomson
Audrey

Al Pugliese
Owner - Three Deuces

Hubert Kelly
Wilson

Billy J. Mitchell
Prince

Karl Vincent
Stratton

Lou Cutell
Bride's Father

Roger Etienne
Parisian Emcee

Jason Bernard
Benny Tate

Gretchen Oehler
Southern Nurse

Richard McKenzie
Southern Doctor

Tony Cox
Pee Wee Marquette

Diane Salinger
Baroness Nica

Penelope Windust
Bellevue Nurse

Ann Weldon
Violet Wells

Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design

Phyllis Huffman
Casting

Joel Oliansky
Screenplay

Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer

Clint Eastwood
Director / Producer

David Valdes
Executive Producer

Joel Cox
Editor

Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert G. Henderson
Supervising Sound Editor

Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Details.
Release DateJune 1, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 41m
Content RatingR
Budget$9,000,000
Box Office$2,000,000
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Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film about jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Joel Oliansky. The film stars Forest Whitaker as Parker, and Diane Venora. It is constructed as a montage of scenes from Parker's life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his early death at the age of 34.
The film moves back and forth through Parker's history, blending moments to find some truth to his life. Much of the film revolves around his only grounding relationships with wife Chan Parker (Venora), Bebop pioneer trumpet player and band leader Dizzy Gillespie (Wright), and his influence (both musically and into the world of heroin addiction) on trumpet player Red Rodney (Zelniker).
Despite a lukewarm commercial performance, the film was critically well-received, with particular praise toward Whitaker's performance, for whom the film became a breakthrough. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 46th Golden Globe Awards, while Eastwood won the award for Best Director. Cahiers du Cinéma ranked Bird at #5 on its end-of-year Top 10 List.
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