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Birdy
A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
Drama, War - 1984
Birdy
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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?
Director:
,
Alan Parker
Cast:
,
Nicolas Cage
,
George Buck
,
Matthew Modine
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Bruno Kirby
,
Karen Young
,
Nancy Fish
,
John Harkins
,
Sandy Baron
,
Dolores Sage

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Details

Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
14 Dec 1984
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$1,400,000
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Belying the lightheartedness of its title, Birdy is a heavy adult drama about best friends and the after-effects of war, but it takes too long to live up to its ambitious premise.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
16 Sep 2008
fresh:
A very strange and beautiful movie.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Most of Birdy is enchanting.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
A trifle self-indulgent -- well, it is directed by Alan Parker -- but never boring
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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