Bird (1988)

Name: Bird
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1988-06-01
Duration: 161 min
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David

"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.

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Released 1988-06-01 · 161 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Cast

Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora as Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David as Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire as Brewster
James Handy as Esteves
Damon Whitaker as Young Bird
Morgan Nagler as Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath
Sam Robards as Moscowitz
Glenn Wright as Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison as Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs as Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp as Mayor of 52nd Street