Bird (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-06-01
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Clint Eastwood
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 362 votes
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