Bird on a Wire (1990)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.4/10   

Réalisateur:

John Badham

Writers (WGA):

Louis Venosta (story) &
Eric Lerner (story) ...

Release Date:

18 mai 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Thriller

Accroche:

He's every woman's dream and one woman's nightmare

Plot:

A FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years, now an old flame has recognised him and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Chase | Undressing Scene | Tiger | Removed Tattoo

Avis des utilisateurs:

bad day at the zoo for Mel and Goldie

Ensemble

Mel Gibson	...	Rick Jarmin
Goldie Hawn	...	Marianne Graves
David Carradine	...	Eugene Sorenson
Bill Duke	...	Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance	...	Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar	...	Marvin
Jeff Corey	...	Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski	...	Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Jamie
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Mr. Takawaki
Jackson Davies	...	Paul Bernard
Florence Patterson	...	Molly Baird
Tim Healy	...	Paul
Wes Tritter	...	Scottie

Autre(s) titre(s):

Comme un oiseau sur la branche (France) [fr]
Le délateur (Canada: French title) [fr]

Durée:

110 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #30269) | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Australia:M

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

3rd Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Badham-Cohen Group, The

Anecdotes:

The final negotiating point to convince 'Mel Gibson' to do this film was the offer of a use of a producer's house for the summer, allowing Gibson to shoot the film and give his large family an excellent summer vacation home.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: A "J" edit is used to mostly hide a dialog change when Joe says the line, "Relax. I'm doing everything I can do." The video cut takes place as he's sitting down and turning towards the camera and it's obvious he's not saying what we hear. There's also a slight, but noticeable, audio change when the dialog starts matching the video.

Guillemet:

Rachel Varney: I'm engaged to be married.
Rick Jarmin: Well, flagellations.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baghead (2008)

Soundtrack:

Bird On A Wire

bad day at the zoo for Mel and Goldie

The star power of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn help this 1990 action film, which is about a witness protection program refugee who reconnects by accident with his old girlfriend. The two then run to avoid the people after him. And run and run and run.

There are so many chase scenes in this movie, I lost count, but they lead to a very effective finale in the zoo. I enjoyed this movie because of its two stars. I thought they had great chemistry and repartee.

The movie is short on plot and character development, you know, things that one would occasionally enjoy seeing in a film, and long on action, charm, Mel's rear, Goldie's figure, and fashion. On this basis, I found it enjoyable.