Story Line
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.
“"There are no second acts in American lives."”
Top Cast

Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire
Brewster
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1988-06-01
Runtime
2h 41m
Genres
DramaMusic
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User Reviews (1)

r96sk
5/10
•2/2/2022I 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 bef...






