Bird
(1988)

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Released: 1988-06-01

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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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Forest Whitaker

as Charlie 'Bird' Parker

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Diane Venora

as Chan Parker

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Samuel E. Wright

as Dizzy Gillespie

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Keith David

as Buster Franklin

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James Handy

as Esteves

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Damon Whitaker

as Young Bird

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Sam Robards

as Moscowitz

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Glenn Wright

as Alcoholic Patient

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George Orrison

as Patient with Checkers

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Bill Cobbs

as Dr. Caulfield

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Hamilton Camp

as Mayor of 52nd Street

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Chris Bosley

as First Doorman

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George T. Bruce

as Second Doorman

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Lennie Niehaus

Original Music Composer

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David Valdes

Executive Producer

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Vern Poore

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Rick Alexander

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Robert G. Henderson

Supervising Sound Editor

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Les Fresholtz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Jack N. Green

Director of Photography

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Walter Newman

Sound Editor

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Marcia Reed

Still Photographer

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