jazz,heroin,saxophone,biography,psychiatric hospital,heroin addict,electroconvulsive therapy,death of daughter,bebop,eiffel tower, paris,1950s

Bird (1988)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Clint Eastwood
  • Profile picture of Forest Whitaker
    Charlie 'Bird' Parker Forest Whitaker
  • Profile picture of Diane Venora
    Chan Parker Diane Venora
  • Profile picture of Michael Zelniker
    Red Rodney Michael Zelniker
  • Profile picture of Samuel E. Wright
    Dizzy Gillespie Samuel E. Wright
  • Profile picture of Keith David
    Buster Franklin Keith David
  • Profile picture of Michael McGuire
    Brewster Michael McGuire
  • Profile picture of James Handy
    Esteves James Handy
  • Profile picture of Damon Whitaker
    Young Bird Damon Whitaker

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Keywords

  • jazz
  • heroin
  • saxophone
  • biography
  • psychiatric hospital
  • heroin addict
  • electroconvulsive therapy
  • death of daughter
  • bebop
  • eiffel tower, paris
  • 1950s