Now, before we get into what you need to know of how you can watch 'Bird' right now, here are some particulars about the Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions drama flick. Bird starring Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min. The release date of the movie is September 30th, 1988. The movie received a user score of 68/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 339 community users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."
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'Bird' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on September 30th, 1988
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
January 30th, 2001
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