Bird [24679] Released: 1988-06-01 Revenue: $2,000,000 Budget: $9,000,000 Profit: $-7,000,000 Runtime: 161 mins Popularity: 1.1062 Vote Average: 6.8 Vote Count: 330 Overview: 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. Cast [36] Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' P Diane VenoraChan Parker Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie Keith DavidBuster Franklin Michael McGuireBrewster James HandyEsteves Damon WhitakerYoung Bird Morgan NaglerKim Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath Sam RobardsMoscowitz Glenn WrightAlcoholic Patien George OrrisonPatient with Che Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield Hamilton CampMayor of 52nd St Chris BosleyFirst Doorman George T. BruceSecond Doorman Joey GreenGene John WitherspoonSid Tony ToddFrog Jo De WinterMildred Berg Richard ZavagliaRalph the Narc Anna ThomsonAudrey Al PuglieseOwner - Three De Hubert KellyWilson Billy J. MitchellPrince Karl VincentStratton Lou CutellBride's Father Roger EtienneParisian Emcee Jason BernardBenny Tate Gretchen OehlerSouthern Nurse Richard McKenzieSouthern Doctor Tony CoxPee Wee Marquett Diane SalingerBaroness Nica Penelope WindustBellevue Nurse Ann WeldonViolet Wells Trailers Michael Schlesinger on BIRD Bird Wins Best Sound: 1989 Oscars Theatrical Trailer