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The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations.
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Charlie 'Bird' Parker
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Chan Parker
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Red Rodney
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Dizzy
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Buster Franklin
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Brewster
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Esteves
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Young Bird
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Kim
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Dr. Heath
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Moscowitz
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Bellevue Nurse
Glenn Wright ...
Alcoholic Patient (as Glenn T. Wright)
George Orrison ...
Patient with Checkers
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Dr. Caulfield
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Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley ...
First Doorman
George T. Bruce ...
Second Doorman
Joey Green ...
Gene
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Sid
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Frog
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Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia ...
Ralph the Narc
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Audrey (as Anna Levine)
Al Pugliese ...
Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly ...
Wilson
Billy J. Mitchell ...
Prince (as Billy Mitchell)
Karl Vincent ...
Stratton
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Bride's Father
Roger Etienne ...
Parisian Emcee
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Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler ...
Southern Nurse
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Southern Doctor
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Pee Wee Marquette
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Baroness Nica
Johnny Adams ...
Bartender
Natalia Silverwood ...
Red's Girlfriend
Duane Matthews ...
Engineer
Slim Jim Phantom ...
Grainger
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Judge
Peter Crook ...
Bird's Lawyer
Alec Paul Rubinstein ...
Recording Producer
Patricia Herd ...
Nun
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Owner - Oasis Club
Ann Weldon ...
Violet Welles
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D.J. at the Paramount
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Harris
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Morello
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Doctor at Nica's
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Medical Examiner
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Parisian (uncredited)
Jim Lane ...
Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
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Man in Alley (uncredited)

Directed by

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Clint Eastwood

Written by

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Joel Oliansky ... (written by)

Produced by

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Clint Eastwood ... producer (produced by)
David Valdes ... executive producer

Music by

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Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography by

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Jack N. Green ... director of photography

Editing by

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Joel Cox

Editorial Department

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Donah Bassett ... negative cutter
Michael Cipriano ... assistant film editor
Jack Garsha ... color timer

Casting By

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Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by

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Edward C. Carfagno

Set Decoration by

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Thomas L. Roysden

Costume Design by

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Glenn Wright ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Kathryn Blondell ... hair stylist
Michael Hancock ... makeup artist
Lola Kemp ... hair stylist

Production Management

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David Valdes ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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L. Dean Jones Jr. ... first assistant director
Marsha Scarbrough ... second second assistant director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Edward Aiona ... property master
Larry Boyd ... set dresser
Judy Cammer ... set designer
Joseph C. Fama ... construction foreman (as Joe Fama)
Bill Gay ... assistant property master (as William D. Gay)
Kelly Hudson ... construction painter
Ronald C. Jacobs ... lead man (as Ron Jacobs)
Bob Lawless ... stand-by painter (as Robert Lawless)
Joe Mendoza ... drapery
Michael Muscarella ... construction coordinator
Mark Rich ... assistant property master
Danny Rogers ... graphic designer
John Sweeney ... set dresser
Ciro Vuoso ... construction foreman (as Ciro Vuosos)
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Rick Alexander ... re-recording mixer (as Dick Alexander)
Willie D. Burton ... sound mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan ... sound editor
Teri E. Dorman ... sound editor
Jay Engel ... adr editor (as Jay N. Engel)
Les Fresholtz ... re-recording mixer
Dee Dee Goldner ... assistant sound editor
Robert W. Harris ... cable person
Robert G. Henderson ... supervising sound editor
David Horton Sr. ... sound editor (as David M. Horton)
Joseph A. Ippolito ... sound editor
Marvin E. Lewis ... boom operator
Alan Robert Murray ... supervising sound editor
Walter Newman ... sound editor
Vern Poore ... re-recording mixer
Brooke Henderson Ward ... assistant sound editor
Marshall Winn ... sound editor
James Ashwill ... foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Joe Day ... special effects
Chuck Gaspar ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Bill Hansard ... process projection (as Bill Hansard Sr.)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Anderson ... additional camera operator
Danny Falkengren ... grip (as Dan Falkengren)
Leroy Hershkowitz ... best boy electric
Norman G. Langley ... camera operator
Bruce Logan ... process photographer
Jack E. McLean Jr. ... electrician
Dennie C. Modes ... playback operator
Hal Nelson ... best boy grip
Víctor Pérez ... gaffer (as Victor Perez)
Marcia Reed ... still photographer
Tony Rivetti ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, steadicam (as Anthony J. Rivetti)
Rick Robinson ... assistant camera
Charles Saldana ... key grip
T. Daniel Scaringi ... grip
Sidney Sidell ... assistant camera (as Jerry Sidell)
Sabrina Simmons ... second assistant camera
Michael J. Spehar ... electrician (as Mike Spehar)
Tom Stern ... lighting consultant
Sandy Williams ... dolly grip (as Walter L. Williams)
Joseph D. Steuben ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Olivia Harris ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bob Christenson ... wardrobe: men (as Robert Christenson)
Deborah Hopper ... costume supervisor
Nancy McArdle ... wardrobe: women
Alfred Tiegs ... wardrobe: men
Glenn Wright ... costume supervisor: men

Location Management

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Antoinette Levine ... location manager
Antoinette Simmrin ... location manager

Music Department

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Lori Andrews ... musician
Chuck Berghofer ... musician
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist
Ron Carter ... musician
Chuck Domanico ... musician
Robert Fernandez ... scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Patti Fidelibus ... music contractor
John Guerin ... musician: drums
Donald Harris ... music editor
Charles McPherson ... musician: alto saxophone, "Bird" solos
Lennie Niehaus ... music supervisor
John E. Oliver ... sideline musicians (as John Oliver)
Steve Wax ... music consultant

Script and Continuity Department

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Lloyd Nelson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Keith Dillin ... transportation coordinator
Randy Luna ... driver

Additional Crew

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Marco Barla ... unit publicist
Judie Hoyt ... assistant to producer
Linda Sony Kinney ... production secretary
David R. Lawson ... first aid
Carole Lowe ... production associate
Michael Maurer ... production accountant
Tom Rooker ... production associate
Sheri L. Calhoun ... assistant stills photographer (uncredited)
Danny Wagner ... stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks

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Nica De Koenigswarter ... special thanks
Leonard Feather ... special thanks
Dizzy Gillespie ... special thanks
Buddy Jones ... special thanks
Chan Parker ... special thanks
Red Rodney ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Saxophone player Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) comes to New York City in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. Despite becoming a drug addict, his loving wife Chan (Diane Venora) tries to help him through his personal issues.

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Taglines "There are no second acts in American lives." - F. Scott Fitzgerald See more »
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Also Known As
  • Yardbird Suite (United States)
  • Птицата (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Kuş (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • バード (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Птица (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 161 min
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Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Clint Eastwood approached Chan Parker, Charlie "Bird" Parker's common-law wife on whose memoirs the script was based, for input. She gave Eastwood a collection of lost recordings she'd kept in a bank vault. See more »
Goofs When Charlie Parker goes to Dizzy Gillespie's house in the middle of the night and asks Dizzy to write down a tune, the year is 1953. The tune is "Now's the Time", published and recorded in 1945. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988). See more »
Soundtracks Mary Land, My Maryland See more »
Crazy Credits Pre-titles card: "There are no second acts in American lives." - F. Scott Fitzgerald See more »
Quotes Doctor at Nica's: [while Bird's body is being retired] Charles Christopher Parker, Junior. Preliminary diagnosis: heart attack. Stocky, male, negro. Approximately 65 years of age.
Baroness Nica: [with a sad look] He was 34.
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