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Birdy

Year:

1984

Duration:

120 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Alan Parker

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1984-12-21

Filming Locations: 46th Street Station, cnr Market & 46th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $13,720 (USA) (25 December 1984)

Gross: $454,463 (USA) (24 February 1985)

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Shaner

Birdy

Elizabeth Whitcraft

Birdy

Matthew Modine

Birdy

Nicolas Cage

Al Columbato

John Harkins

Doctor Weiss

Sandy Baron

Mr. Columbato

Karen Young

Hannah Rourke

Bruno Kirby

Renaldi

Nancy Fish

Mrs. Prevost

George Buck

Birdy's Father

Dolores Sage

Birdy's Mother

Pat Ryan

Joe Sagessa

James Santini

Mario Columbato

Maud Winchester

Doris Robinson

Marshall Bell

Ronsky

Sandra Beall

Shirley

Victoria Nekko

Claire

Crystal Field

Mrs. Columbato

John Brumfield

Mr. Kohler

Joe Lerer

Military Doctor

Alice Truscott

Mother on Train

Ed Taylor

Zimmy The Human Fish

Irving Selbst

Fairground Announcer

Steve Lippe

Junkyard Proprietor

William Clark

Policeman on Beach

James Pruett

Emergency Doctor

Priscilla Alden

Waiting Room Lady

Howard Kinsley

Mr. Tate

Robert Diamond

Maloney

Bud Seese

Drunk in Jail

Ray Pili

High School Band

Lawrence J. McKenna

High School Band

David Kuhn

High School Band (as David W. Kuhn)

Kevin P. Kuhn

High School Band

Ronald Distefano

High School Band

Larry Hochman

High School Band

Guy Jones

Hospital Orderly

Erskine Morgan

Hospital Orderly

Ramona Bajema

Girl on Train

Maurice Frizzeli Jr.

Nuts and Bolts Patient

Donald Sims

Nuts and Bolts Patient

Richard Mason

Injured Soldier

Charles A. Tamburro

Helicopter Pilot

Richard Holley

Helicopter Pilot

Harry Hauss

Helicopter Pilot

Mark Simpson

Helicopter Soldier

Clark Taylor

Helicopter Soldier

Tim Davis

Veteran

Bird No. 9

Perta

Alfonso

Himself

Hobbie

Cat

Sneaky

Dog

Willey

Dog

Ace

Dog

Prince

Dog

Tiger

Dog

Budah

Dog

Chiggar

Dog

Tyko

Dog

Kelly

Dog

Red

Dog

Fantasy

Dog

Scooter

Dog

Jonathan

Seagull

Monty

Snake

Horatio

Jungle Bird

No's. 1 to 84

Pigeons

Dennis Erectus

Veteran

Did you know?

Trivia

The soundtrack was composed and recorded in one weekend. Peter Gabriel used tracks from his third and fourth albums as bases for much of the music, including excerpts from "Not One Of Us", "Family Snapshot", "The Family and the Fishing Net", and "San Jacinto." One cue was simply an instrumental version of "The Rhythm of the Heat", and the main theme was a variation of "Wallflower."

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The film makes use of several songs by Ritchie Valens such as "Come On, Let's Go" and "La Bamba".

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Star Billing: Matthew Modine (1st) and Nicolas Cage (2nd).

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Goofs

The position of Birdy's arm and hands change between shots. (at around 15 mins).

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Al calls Birdy "Al" (11:08)

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Quotes

Sergeant Al Columbato: You ain't gonna fly any more than I could, Birdy.

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Birdy: The dream is as real to me now as my waking life. I don't know where one begins and the other ends. I wish I could tell Al, but I'm afraid to. In my dreams, nothing holds me down. Everything's out and away. There's nothing in my life to keep me here anymore. I wish I could die and be born again as a bird.

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Birdy: Do you like pigeons?

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