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Bird

1988

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.

Cast & Crew

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Forest Whitaker

as Charlie 'Bird' Parker

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Diane Venora

as Chan Parker

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Michael Zelniker

as Red Rodney

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Samuel E. Wright

as Dizzy Gillespie

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Keith David

as Buster Franklin

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Michael McGuire

as Brewster

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
6/1/1988
Runtime
2 hours, 41 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$2,000,000
Profit/Loss
-$7,000,000
ROI: -77.8%
Genres
Drama
Music
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Malpaso Productions
Malpaso Productions