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Bird on a Wire is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. Gibson portrays a man in the witness protection program who is unexpectedly reunited with his former girlfriend, played by Hawn, and both find themselves on the run.
- May 18, 1990
- Rob Cohen
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.
- (47K)
- Action, Comedy
- John Badham
- 1990-05-18
Bird on the Wire Lyrics. [Verse 1] Like a bird on the wire. Like a drunk in a midnight choir. I have tried in my way to be free. Like a worm on a hook. Like a knight from some old...
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 identity as a gas ...
- (751)
- John Badham
- PG-13
- Mel Gibson
May 18, 1990 · That was a delicate balancing act when Hitchcock did it; the locations, sensational as they were, couldn't be allowed to upstage the thrills. In "Bird on a Wire," the act loses its balance. Mel Gibson stars in the movie as another of his likable, good-humored heroes who can get tough if he needs to.
Producer (s) Bob Johnston. " Bird on the Wire " is a song written by Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, which became one of his signature songs. It was recorded 26 September 1968 in Nashville and included on his 1969 album Songs from a Room.
