Bird stars Forest Whitaker (Charlie 'Bird' Parker), Diane Venora (Chan Parker), Michael Zelniker (Red Rodney), Samuel E. Wright (Dizzy Gillespie), Keith David (Buster Franklin). The film was directed by Clint Eastwood.

Bird has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1988. It is rated R.

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Bird holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 81. Fans of Drama, Music are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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Bird (1988) Movie

Name: Bird
Director: Clint Eastwood
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1988-01-01
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David

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Bird

R19882h 41mClint Eastwood

IMDb 7.1 · Rotten Tomatoes 81% · Metacritic 78

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""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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JazzHeroinSaxophoneBiographyPsychiatric HospitalHeroin AddictElectroconvulsive TherapyDeath Of DaughterBebopEiffel Tower, Paris

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