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Bird
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Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film directed by and produced by Clint Eastwood. The movie features a cast including Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Samuel E. Wright, and Keith David. It was produced by Malpaso Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. The film is presented in English and has a runtime of 161 minutes.
The narrative focuses on jazz, heroin, saxophone, and a psychiatric hospital. Its tagline states, "There are no second acts in American lives." The score was composed by Lennie Niehaus, with cinematography by Jack N. Green and editing by Joel Cox. The production had a budget of 9,000,000 and generated revenue of 2,000,000.
Bird received an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for the same honor. It holds a total of 10 wins and 9 nominations. Critical reception includes a Metascore of 78 and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 81%. Audience ratings vary, with scores of 6.6/10, 78/100, 78%, 6.842, and 7.1. The film is available via video on demand.
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6.9Saxophone 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
- 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
Themes
- jazz
- heroin
- saxophone
- biography
- psychiatric hospital
- heroin addict
- electroconvulsive therapy
- death of daughter
- bebop
- eiffel tower, paris
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
14,114 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 9 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Composer
- Lennie Niehaus
- Producer
- Clint Eastwood
- Production company
- Malpaso Productions
- Cinematographer
- Jack N. Green
- Duration
- 161
- FilmAffinity ID
- 678361
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-09-15
- film editor
- Joel Cox
- title
- Bird
- distributed by
- Netflix
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- review score
- 78%
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