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Bird on a Wire

He’s every woman’s dream and one woman’s nightmare.

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.

1h 50m1990PG-13TMDb 6.2

ComedyRomanceAdventure

English

Crew and Cast

John BadhamJohn BadhamDirectorMel GibsonMel GibsonRichard 'Rick' JarminGoldie HawnGoldie HawnMarianne GravesDavid CarradineDavid CarradineEugene SorensenBill DukeBill DukeAlbert DiggsStephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyJoe WeyburnJoan SeveranceJoan SeveranceRachel VarneyHarry CaesarHarry CaesarMarvin LarsonJeff CoreyJeff CoreyLou BairdAlex BruhanskiAlex BruhanskiRaunJohn Pyper-FergusonJohn Pyper-FergusonJamieClyde KusatsuClyde KusatsuMr. TakawakiJackson DaviesJackson DaviesPaul Bernard
Florence PatersonMolly Baird
Tim HealyPaul
Wes TritterScottieLossen ChambersLossen ChambersLossenKen Camroux-TaylorKen Camroux-TaylorNeffWendy Van RiesenWendy Van RiesenSecretaryLesley EwenLesley EwenNight ReceptionistRobert MetcalfeRobert MetcalfeDexKevin McNultyKevin McNultyBradRobert ThurstonRobert ThurstonBank Teller
Brian TorpeBank Vice PresidentOscar GoncalvesOscar GoncalvesBank Guard
Tim PriceBeggar
Oscar RamosCop at Fire
Dan ZaleFiremanBlu MankumaBlu MankumaPlainclothesmanChristopher JudgeChristopher JudgeCop at Cafe
Jon GarberNikita Knatz

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 May 1990
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (1,083 votes)

Production

Director
John Badham
Writers
David Seltzer, Louis Venosta, Eric Lerner
Studios
Universal Pictures, Interscope Communications, The Badham-Cohen Group
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$20.0M
Revenue
$138.7M
Profit
$118.7M
Return
6.9×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English