Birdy
A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
1984
120
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Alan Parker
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?
Language
English
Release Date
December 14, 1984
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$1,400,000
Cast
Matthew Modine
Birdy
Nicolas Cage
Sergeant Al Columbato
John Harkins
Doctor Major Weiss
Sandy Baron
Mr. Columbato
Karen Young
Hannah Rourke
Bruno Kirby
Renaldi
Nancy Fish
Mrs. Prevost
George Buck
Birdy's Father
Dolores Sage
Birdy's Mother
Pat Ryan
Joe Sagessa
James Santini
Mario Columbato
Maud Winchester
Doris Robinson
Marshall Bell
Ronsky
Elizabeth Whitcraft
Rosanne
Sandra Beall
Shirley
Victoria Nekko
Claire
Crystal Field
Mrs. Columbato
John Brumfield
Mr. Kohler
Joe Lerer
Military Doctor
Alice Truscott
Mother on Train
Ed Taylor
Zimmy The Human Fish
Irving Selbst
Fairground Announcer
Steve Lippe
Junkyard Proprietor
William Clark
Policeman on Beach
James Pruett
Emergency Doctor
Priscilla Alden
Waiting Room Lady
Howard Kinsley
Mr. Tate
Robert Diamond
Maloney
Bud Seese
Drunk in Jail
Show Full Crew
Sound
Peter Gabriel
Original Music Composer
David MacMillan
Sound Recordist
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Danny Benson
Boom Operator
Camera
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Alan R. Disler
First Assistant Camera
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
David L. Butler
Aerial Camera
Charlie Hammerschmitt
Steadicam Operator
Writing
Production
David Manson
Executive Producer
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Alan Marshall
Producer
Nancy Giebink
Unit Production Manager
Rory Enke
Location Manager
Ned Kopp
Associate Producer
Ron Phipps
Finance
Editing
Directing
Alan Parker
Director
Tom Davies
Second Assistant Director
Chris Soldo
First Assistant Director
Alice Tompkins
Script Supervisor
Crew
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Ed Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Brum
Transportation Captain
Tom Gray
Unit Publicist
Paul Cimino
Transportation Captain
Art
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Armin Ganz
Art Direction
Don Watson
Leadman
Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
Tom Sindicich
Construction Coordinator
Michelle Souza
Assistant Property Master
John A. Kelly
Painter
Margery Gabrielson
Painter
Anthony Tortorice
Assistant Property Master
George Zimninsky
Property Master
Aaron Zajac
Assistant Property Master
Rich Clot
Construction Foreman
Costume & Make-Up