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Bird on a Wire gained a mixed to negative reception. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film is "rotten" with only 25% of reviews from professional critics being positive.. A review in Variety called it "an overproduced, tedious road movie" and wrote that "Frank Capra's It Happened One Night established the format, but John Badham is stuck with a terrible script on this 1990s version.
May 18, 1990 · Bird on a Wire: Directed by John Badham. With Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke. An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- John Badham
- 1990-05-18
May 18, 1990 · Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for its implausible plot, slapstick chases, and confusing action scenes. He compares it unfavorably with Hitchcock's movies and praises Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn's performances.
Bird on a Wire. Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) is put in witness protection after he helps the FBI bust drug dealer Eugene Sorenson (David Carradine). Fifteen years later, he is living with a new ...
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- John Badham
- PG-13
- Mel Gibson
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the action thriller Bird on a Wire, directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, and more.
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Watch the official trailer of Bird on a Wire, a 1990 action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn, directed by John Badham.
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