

Bird
""There are no second acts in American lives.""
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$9.0M
$9,000,000
Revenue
$2.0M
$2,000,000
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Key Crew

Clint Eastwood
Director

David Valdes
Executive Producer

Clint Eastwood
Producer
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

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