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"There are no second acts in American lives."
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.
$9,000,000
$2,000,000
June 1, 1988
Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
36 people
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Acting
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Acting
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Acting
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Acting
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Acting
Michael McGuire
Brewster
Acting
James Handy
Esteves
Acting
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Acting
Morgan Nagler
Kim
Acting
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Acting
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Acting
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
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