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Bird   1988         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. 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