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Bird   1988     3 stars    R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Clint Eastwood  
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Michael McGuire, James Handy, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Arlen Dean Snyder, Damon Whitaker, Morgan Nagler, Penelope Windust, Glenn Wright, George Orrison

  Clint Eastwood directed this classy, but bittersweet, musical about jazz saxophone superman Charlie "Bird" Parker's (Forest Whitaker) troubled personal and professional life, which ended in his untimely death from the chronic effects of drug abuse. Although Charlie's wife Chan (Diane Venora) supports him and refuses to place Charlie in a mental institution, she cannot rescue him from his ultimate demise. The film won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.



Cast
Forest Whitaker Charlie "Bird" Parker
Diane Venora Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire Brewster
James Handy Esteves
Sam Robards Moscowitz
Bill Cobbs Dr. Caulfield
Arlen Dean Snyder Dr. Heath
Damon Whitaker Young Bird
Morgan Nagler Kim
Penelope Windust Bellevue Nurse
Glenn Wright Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison Patient

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