Bird
1988/06/01 (US) | Drama, Music
"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.
Clint Eastwood
Director
Joel Oliansky
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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
Budget
$ 9,000,000
Revenue
$ 2,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Malpaso Productions
Crews
Clint Eastwood
Producer
David Valdes
Executive Producer
Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer
Joel Cox
Editor
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design