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Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton's 1978 novel of the same name. Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Set in 1960s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the film focuses on the friendship between two teenage boys, Birdy (Modine) and Al Columbato (Cage).
- December 21, 1984 (United States)
- Alan Marshall
Dec 21, 1984 · Birdy: Directed by Alan Parker. With Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron. After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
- Alan Parker
- 79
- 3 min
The movie is about two friends from South Philadelphia. One of them, Al, played by Nicolas Cage, is a slick romeo with a lot of self-confidence and a way with the women. The other, nicknamed Birdy ( Matthew Modine ), is goofy, withdrawn, and absolutely fascinated with birds. As kids, they are inseparable friends.
Aided by strong work from Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, Birdy finds director Alan Parker turning a supposedly unfilmable novel into a soaring -- and emotionally searing -- success. Birdy ...
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- Alan Parker
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- Matthew Modine
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Summaries. After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird. Philly boys Al and Birdy became friends in high school despite the extreme difference in their personalities, Al being the popular and athletic extrovert, Birdy the antisocial "weird" introvert.
Academy Award (r)-winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, 1995, Leaving Las Vegas) and Matthew Modine star inthis riveting drama about two childhood friends and the physical and mental wounds they suffer in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.