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Birdy

Birdy

1984Movie⏱️ 2h 0mRπŸ† #2116 Top Rated
DramaWar
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
26,422 votes

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.

Director
Alan Parker
Writers
William Wharton, Sandy Kroopf, Jack Behr
Stars
Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins
Release Date
December 21, 1984
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 3
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 84
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 31.2K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine
as Birdy
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
as Al Columbato
John Harkins
John Harkins
as Doctor Weiss
Sandy Baron
Sandy Baron
as Mr. Columbato
Karen Young
Karen Young
as Hannah Rourke
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby
as Renaldi
Nancy Fish
Nancy Fish
as Mrs. Prevost
πŸ‘€
George Buck
as Birdy's Father
πŸ‘€
Dolores Sage
as Birdy's Mother
Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan
as Joe Sagessa

πŸ’° Box Office

$1,455,096
Worldwide Gross
$1,455,045
Domestic Gross
$13,720
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Wildwood, New Jersey, USA
Production
Tri-Star Pictures, Delphi III Productions, A&M Films

🏷️ Keywords

vietnam warmental illnessbest friendmale friendshipbird

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgePsychological DramaDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

learning to fly (in the sky and in real life)
by dbdumonteil β€’ 2003-03-10

"Alan Parker is a British film-maker that was capable of the worst (the boring "the commitments", the insipid "evita" as well as the best (the sordid "angel heart", the vibrating "Pink floyd: The Wall". This one, "Birdy" will surely rank among his best movies. He revives a myth, a desire that always shone in men: flying but not with a plane or an helicopter, just like Icare with real wings. This is what haunts a teenager's mind whose name is Birdy. This one devotes all his free time by inventing stratagems or ways so as to be able to fly in..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Nicolas Cage had two teeth removed (without anesthetic) for this role.

πŸ“– Synopsis

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.