Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing.He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $2M
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Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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Box Office & Release
Bird returned 0.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $9M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Jun 1, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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