Bird
1988 · 2 hr 41 min
R7.179%83%69%
Saxophone player Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) comes to New York City in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. Despite becoming a drug addict, his loving wife Chan (Diane Venora) tries to help him through his personal issues.
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Cast of Bird
Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane VenoraChan Parker
Keith DavidBuster Franklin
Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
Michael McGuireBrewster
James HandyEsteves
Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
Sam RobardsMoscowitz
Penelope WindustBellevue Nurse
Glenn WrightAlcoholic Patient
George OrrisonPatient with Checkers
Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield
Tony ToddFrog
Anna LevineAudrey
Washington RuckerDrummer (Uncredited)
Tony CoxPee Wee Marquette
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