Nic Cage

Birdy (1984)

"A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before."

Movie Details

Overview
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?
Genres
Drama, War
Release Date
1984/12/14
Runtime
120 min
IMDB
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Production Companies
TriStar Pictures, A&M Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$ 12,000,000
Poster
"Birdy" poster

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)
  • Larry Hochman (High School Band)
  • Richard Holley (Helicopter Pilot)

Crew

  • Alan Parker (Director)
  • Sandy Kroopf (Screenplay)
  • Jack Behr (Screenplay)
  • William Wharton (Novel)
  • David Manson (Executive Producer)
  • Alan Marshall (Producer)
  • Peter Gabriel (Original Music Composer)
  • Michael Seresin (Director of Photography)
  • Gerry Hambling (Editor)
  • Mic Rodgers (Stunts)
  • Michael Runyard (Stunts)
  • Ron Phipps (Finance)
  • Armin Ganz (Art Direction)
  • W. Stewart Campbell (Art Direction)
  • George R. Nelson (Set Decoration)
  • Eddy Joseph (Sound Editor)
  • Alan R. Disler (First Assistant Camera)
  • Larry McConkey (Steadicam Operator)
  • Ted Churchill (Steadicam Operator)
  • Charlie Hammerschmitt (Steadicam Operator)
  • David L. Butler (Aerial Camera)
  • Ralph Nelson Jr. (Still Photographer)
  • Kerry Hayes (Still Photographer)
  • Alice Tompkins (Script Supervisor)
  • Don Watson (Leadman)
  • George Zimninsky (Property Master)
  • Anthony Tortorice (Assistant Property Master)
  • Michelle Souza (Assistant Property Master)
  • Aaron Zajac (Assistant Property Master)
  • Judy Feil (Assistant Costume Designer)
  • Molly Maginnis (Assistant Costume Designer)
  • Barbara Kelly (Makeup Artist)
  • Paul LeBlanc (Hairstylist)
  • Danny Benson (Boom Operator)
  • Rory Enke (Location Manager)
  • Cliff Wenger (Special Effects)
  • Tom Sindicich (Construction Coordinator)
  • Rich Clot (Construction Foreman)
  • John A. Kelly (Painter)
  • Margery Gabrielson (Painter)
  • Ed Arter (Transportation Coordinator)
  • Michael Brum (Transportation Captain)
  • Paul Cimino (Transportation Captain)
  • Tom Gray (Unit Publicist)
  • Juliet Taylor (Casting)
  • Kristi Zea (Costume Design)
  • Geoffrey Kirkland (Production Design)
  • Ned Kopp (Associate Producer)
  • Nancy Giebink (Unit Production Manager)
  • Chris Soldo (First Assistant Director)
  • Tom Davies (Second Assistant Director)
  • David MacMillan (Sound Recordist)
  • Mike Roberts (Camera Operator)
  • M. James Arnett (Stunt Coordinator)
  • Leonard Green (Assistant Sound Editor)