Soar to new heights in this spellbinding movie starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. To escape an irrational world, Birdy (Modine), a Vietnam veteran, sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital, where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Al Columbato (Cage), Bird's loyal best friend of his youth. Al desperately tries to reach the disturbed Birdy and bring him back to reality. The answer may lie in their youth, where the eccentric Birdy first donned wings and the happy-go-lucky Al helped him to fly.

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Birdy (1984)

War/Drama · 2h 0m · 12/21/1984

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A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.

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Streaming Rank Today: 23642

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Companies

A&M Films, TriStar Pictures

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$1,400,000

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In 23 lists

Cast

Matthew Modine

Birdy

Nicolas Cage

Al Columbato

John Harkins

Doctor Weiss

Sandy Baron

Mr. Columbato

Karen Young

Hannah Rourke

Bruno Kirby

Renaldi

Nancy Fish

Mrs. Prevost

George Buck

Birdy's Father

Dolores Sage

Birdy's Mother

Pat Ryan

Joe Sagessa (as Robert L. Ryan)

James Santini

Mario Columbato

Maud Winchester

Doris Robinson (as Maude Winchester)

Marshall Bell

Ronsky

Elizabeth Whitcraft

Rosanne

Sandra Beall

Shirley

Victoria Nekko

Claire

Crystal Field

Mrs. Columbato

John Brumfield

Mr. Kohler

Joe Lerer

Military Doctor

Alice Truscott

Mother on Train

Ed Taylor

Zimmy The Human Fish

Irving Selbst

Fairground Announcer

Steve Lippe

Junkyard Proprietor

William Clark

Policeman on Beach

James Pruett

Emergency Doctor

Priscilla Alden

Waiting Room Lady

Howard Kinsley

Mr. Tate

Robert Diamond

Maloney

Bud Seese

Drunk in Jail

Ray Pili

High School Band

Lawrence J. McKenna

High School Band

David Kuhn

High School Band (as David W. Kuhn)

Kevin P. Kuhn

High School Band

Ronald Distefano

High School Band

Larry Hochman

High School Band

Guy Jones

Hospital Orderly

Erskine Morgan

Hospital Orderly

Ramona Bajema

Girl on Train

Maurice Frizzeli Jr.

Nuts and Bolts Patient (as Maurice Frizzell Jr.)

Donald Sims

Nuts and Bolts Patient

Richard Mason

Injured Soldier

Charles A. Tamburro

Helicopter Pilot

Richard Holley

Helicopter Pilot (as Rick Holley)

Harry Hauss

Helicopter Pilot

Mark Simpson

Helicopter Soldier

Clark Taylor

Helicopter Soldier

Michael Shaner

Veteran

Tim Davis

Veteran

Dennis Erectus

Veteran (uncredited)

Bird No. 9

Perta

Alfonso

Self

Hobbie

Cat

Sneaky

Dog

Willey

Dog

Ace

Dog

Prince

Dog

Tiger

Dog

Budah

Dog

Chiggar

Dog

Tyko

Dog

Kelly

Dog

Red

Dog

Fantasy

Dog

Scooter

Dog

Jonathan

Seagull

Monty

Snake

Horatio

Jungle Bird

No's. 1 to 84

Pigeons

David B. Benton Jr.

Boy Playing Basketball on the Street (uncredited)

E.J. Dougherty

Teen on Boardwalk (uncredited)

Anastasia Kozek

Girl at prom / Girl in classroom (uncredited)

Crew

Alan Parker

Director

William Wharton

Writer

Sandy Kroopf

Writer

Jack Behr

Writer

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Disc Releases

Birdy

(DVD)

Birdy

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

10/23/2012

Birdy

(DVD)

2/15/2000

Birdy

(DVD)

Birdy

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

6/26/2019

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