Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
1988-06-01 | 161 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
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Diane VenoraChan Parker
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Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
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Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
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Keith DavidBuster Franklin
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Michael McGuireBrewster
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James HandyEsteves
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Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
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Morgan NaglerKim
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Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
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Sam RobardsMoscowitz
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George OrrisonPatient with Checkers
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Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield
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Hamilton CampMayor of 52nd Street
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John WitherspoonSid
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Tony ToddFrog
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