Birdy

Birdy

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 14, 1984

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam war. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?

Birdy

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 14, 1984

Birdy
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam war. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers TriStar Pictures
Original title Birdy
Directors Alice Tompkins, Chris Soldo, Tom Davies, Alan Parker
Writers William Wharton, Jack Behr, Sandy Kroopf

Cast

Matthew Modine

as Birdy

Nicolas Cage

as Sergeant Al Columbato

John Harkins

as Doctor Major Weiss

Sandy Baron

as Mr. Columbato

Karen Young

as Hannah Rourke

Bruno Kirby

as Renaldi

Nancy Fish

as Mrs. Prevost

George Buck

as Birdy's Father

Dolores Sage

as Birdy's Mother

Pat Ryan

as Joe Sagessa

James Santini

as Mario Columbato

Maud Winchester

as Doris Robinson

Marshall Bell

as Ronsky

Elizabeth Whitcraft

as Rosanne

Sandra Beall

as Shirley

Victoria Nekko

as Claire

Crystal Field

as Mrs. Columbato

John Brumfield

as Mr. Kohler

Joe Lerer

as Military Doctor

Alice Truscott

as Mother on Train

Ed Taylor

as Zimmy The Human Fish

Irving Selbst

as Fairground Announcer

Steve Lippe

as Junkyard Proprietor

William Clark

as Policeman on Beach

James Pruett

as Emergency Doctor

Priscilla Alden

as Waiting Room Lady

Howard Kinsley

as Mr. Tate

Robert Diamond

as Maloney

Bud Seese

as Drunk in Jail