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Birdy (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Alan Parker

Written By:
Sandy Kroopf (screenplay) and
Jack Behr (screenplay)

Actors:
Matthew Modine ..... Birdy
Nicolas Cage ..... Sergeant Al Columbato
John Harkins ..... Doctor Major Weiss
Sandy Baron ..... Mr. Columbato
Karen Young ..... Hannah Rourke
Bruno Kirby ..... Renaldi
Nancy Fish ..... Mrs. Prevost
George Buck ..... Walt, Birdy's Father/School Janitor
Dolores Sage ..... Birdy's mother
Robert L. Ryan ..... Joe Sagessa
James Santini ..... Mario Columbato
Maud Winchester ..... Doris Robinson
Marshall Bell ..... Ronsky
Elizabeth Whitcraft ..... Rosanne
Sandra Beall ..... Shirley

Synopsis:

Director Alan Parker tackles this adaptation of William Wharton's novel, which retains much of the source material's texture and complexity. Matthew Modine is Birdy, who comes back from Vietnam mentally shattered and deludes himself into thinking that he is a bird, an animal that has obsessed him since childhood. Birdy is confined to a military hospital, where he spends his time sitting naked in his room, not acknowledging anyone, moving and acting like a parakeet. His best friend Al (Nicolas Cage), also a wounded Vietnam vet, visits Birdy every day, determined to bring him back to reality. Birdy is occasionally disjointed but enriched by strong performances from Modine and Cage and a number of hard-to-forget moments.

Philly boys Al and Birdy became friends in high school despite the extreme difference in their personalities, Al being the popular and athletic extrovert, Birdy the antisocial 'weird' introvert. Al gave Birdy his nickname because of his fascination - obsession really - with birds, especially with flight. Al and Birdy have just completed their service of duty in the Vietnam War and have returned to the States. Al sustained some serious physical injuries, which required major reconstructive surgery to his face. Birdy, however, returned from Vietnam seemingly emotionally scarred. He was missing in action for one month. He has not spoken since he was found. Despite his own medical issues, Al travels to the institution where Birdy is being kept to see if he can assist in getting Birdy out of his near comatose state. Having always had issues with authority, Al is less than forthright with the doctors about Birdy's mental state prior to the war. As Al tries whatever he can to help Birdy using tools from their shared history prior to the war, he deals with his own post-war mental state.

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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