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Bird (1988)
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Charlie 'Bird' Parker (Forest Whitaker) is cheered by the audience to a small jazz club in New York City. He goes home feeling exultant, but his wife Chan Parker -née Richardson- (Diane Venora) is in no mood to have sex or be kind to him. During the following row, Chan wonders whether she did good in letting him in. The shouting wakes the baby up, and Charlie says he'll tend to him; however Chan prefers that he keeps away from the baby. Charlie feels heart-broken at that, so he takes another dose of some drugs. His body can't take them anymore, so he falls to the floor all bloodied. Chan doesn't feel any warmth towards him: her attitude is like 'here we go again'. She is emotionally drained. Charlie goes to hospital, but feels the need to take drugs, which leads to a fight with an alcoholic patient (George Orrison). The director of the clinic worries about the finances of the treatment, and Chan blames his painful bleeding ulcers for Charlie's fall into drugs yet again. Charlie has these flashbacks about him seeing a dead body and a relative asking young Charlie (Damon Whitaker) to take some revenge, and of a broken drum flying by. The director wants to give Charlie the shock treatment, but Chan feels that such a thing will end with Charlie's creativity and brilliant performances for good, which will leave unable to prive for himself and his family.
Charlie 'Bird' Parker (Forest Whitaker) is cheered by the audience to a small jazz club in New York City. He goes home feeling exultant, but his wife Chan Parker -née Richardson- (Diane Venora) is in no mood to have sex or be kind to him. During the following row, Chan wonders whether she did good in letting him in. The shouting wakes the baby up, and Charlie says he'll tend to him; however Chan prefers that he keeps away from the baby. Charlie feels heart-broken at that, so he takes another dose of some drugs. His body can't take them anymore, so he falls to the floor all bloodied. Chan doesn't feel any warmth towards him: her attitude is like 'here we go again'. She is emotionally drained. Charlie goes to hospital, but feels the need to take drugs, which leads to a fight with an alcoholic patient (George Orrison). The director of the clinic worries about the finances of the treatment, and Chan blames his painful bleeding ulcers for Charlie's fall into drugs yet again. Charlie has these flashbacks about him seeing a dead body and a relative asking young Charlie (Damon Whitaker) to take some revenge, and of a broken drum flying by. The director wants to give Charlie the shock treatment, but Chan feels that such a thing will end with Charlie's creativity and brilliant performances for good, which will leave unable to prive for himself and his family.
Actors:
Forest Whitaker,
Diane Venora,
Michael Zelniker,
Samuel E. Wright,
Keith David,
Michael McGuire,
James Handy,
Damon Whitaker,
Morgan Nagler,
Arlen Dean Snyder,
Sam Robards,
...»

Forest Whitaker
15 July 1961, Longview, Texas, USA

Diane Venora
10 August 1952, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Michael Zelniker
8 November 1954

Samuel E. Wright
20 November 1946, Camden, South Carolina, USA

Keith David
4 June 1956, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Michael McGuire
1934

James Handy

Damon Whitaker
21 October 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Morgan Nagler

Arlen Dean Snyder
5 March 1933, Rice, Kansas, USA

Sam Robards
16 December 1961, New York City, New York, USA
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Country:
United States
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