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
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)

Crew

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