Bird (1988)
- 8.3
- 161 mins
- Music, Biography, Drama, History
Storyline
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
Plot Keywords
saxophonist, wife, musician, wealthy woman, doctor, cool, sultry, nightclub, kansas city, mo., mental institution, new york city, los angeles, music, ambition, show business, addiction, mental illness, rise, fall, 1950s
Short Review
What the film pulls off is the difficult fusion of this kind of accuracy with larger 'truths' which are no respecter of accuracy.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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