Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1988-06-01) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,181,286 |
| Screen: | Joel Oliansky |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2178: Forest Whitaker - Charlie 'Bird' Parker
- 6200: Diane Venora - Chan Parker
- 27813: Michael Zelniker - Red Rodney
- 67392: Samuel E. Wright - Dizzy Gillespie
- 65827: Keith David - Buster Franklin
- 29713: Michael McGuire - Brewster
- 51551: James Handy - Esteves
Crews
- 195: Lennie Niehaus - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 190: Clint Eastwood - Producer - Production
- 1229721: Joel Oliansky - Screenplay - Writing
- 3718: David Valdes - Executive Producer - Production
- 384: Joel Cox - Editor - Editing
- 190: Clint Eastwood - Director - Directing
- 423: Phyllis Huffman - Casting - Production
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I personally found <em>'Bird'</em> - directed by Clint Eastwood - to be an absolute slog to sit through. It's an interesting story no doubt, but it's told in the most mundane and boring way possible. I didn't know anything about Charlie Parker beforehand, which is what kept that a ....
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