Bird (1988)
Starring Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Keith David
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Runtime: 161 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Music
Keywords: jazz,saxophone,heroin,biography,psychiatric hospital,heroin addict,electroconvulsive therapy,death of daughter,bebop,eiffel tower paris,1950s
Cast
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Chan Parker
Buster Franklin
Young Bird
Red Rodney
Dizzy Gillespie
Brewster
Esteves
Kim
Dr. Heath
Moscowitz
Bellevue Nurse
Alcoholic Patient
Patient with Checkers
Dr. Caulfield
Frog
Audrey
Drummer (Uncredited)
Pee Wee Marquette