Birdy
A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
Rating: 7.1 out of 10TMDB(604 votes)
Overview
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
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Awards
Won the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (1985) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Box office
Grossed $1.4M worldwide against a $12M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in California, New Jersey and Philadelphia
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Setting
Set in Philadelphia
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Music
Music by Peter Gabriel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Seresin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Sandy KroopfScreenplay
- Jack BehrScreenplay
- William WhartonNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 14, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Revenue
- $1.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Matthew ModineBirdy
Nicolas CageSergeant Al Columbato
John HarkinsDoctor Major Weiss
Sandy BaronMr. Columbato
Karen YoungHannah Rourke
Bruno KirbyRenaldi
Nancy FishMrs. Prevost
George BuckBirdy's Father
Dolores SageBirdy's Mother
Pat RyanJoe Sagessa- James SantiniMario Columbato
Maud WinchesterDoris Robinson
Marshall BellRonsky
Elizabeth WhitcraftRosanne
Sandra BeallShirley- Victoria NekkoClaire
- Crystal FieldMrs. Columbato
- John BrumfieldMr. Kohler
- Joe LererMilitary Doctor
- Alice TruscottMother on Train
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