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Bird

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 41m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Producer:

David Valdes, Clint Eastwood

Release Date:

Sep 30, 1988

Runtime:

2hr 41m

Synopsis

The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.

Cast

  • Forest Whitaker
  • Diane Venora
  • Samuel E. Wright
  • Keith David
  • Michael McGuire
  • James Handy
  • Michael Zelniker
  • Damon Whitaker

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Metacritic

78
metacritic
Based on 14 Critics
7.2

USER SCORE (17)

Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Reviews
88

Bird wisely does not attempt to explain Parker's music by connecting experiences with musical discoveries. This is a film of music, not about it, and one of the most extraordinary things about it is that we are really, literally, hearing Parker on the soundtrack.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
70

Bird is less moving as a character study than it is as a tribute and as a labor of love. The portrait it offers, though hazy at times, is one Charlie Parker's admirers will recognize.

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Metacritic review by Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
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