Bird

"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.

2h 41m1988RTMDb 6.8

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Bird poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 1 June 1988
Runtime: 2h 41m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 6.8 / 10 (362 votes)

Production

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Joel Oliansky
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $9.0M
Revenue: $2.0M
Profit: $7.0M loss
Return: 0.2×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English