Bird (1988)

R 161 minutes EN Drama , Music
"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.
Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer
Joel Cox
Editor
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer

Cast

Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
James Handy
Esteves
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
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
Jo De Winter
Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
Ralph the Narc
Al Pugliese
Owner - Three Deuces

Crew

Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer
Joel Cox
Editor
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
David M. Horton
Sound Editor
Walter Newman
Sound Editor
Jack N. Green
Director of Photography
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Clint Eastwood
Director
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
David Valdes
Executive Producer
Joel Oliansky
Screenplay