DramaMusic
Bird
1988
161 min
6.8
68.2%
User Score
(340 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY
Edward C. Carfagno
STARRING
Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David
Videos & Trailers
2160p
Featurette
Michael Schlesinger on BIRD
480p
Featurette
Bird Wins Best Sound: 1989 Oscars
480p
Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
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
