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Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton's 1978 novel of the same name. Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Set in 1960s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the film focuses on the friendship between two teenage boys, Birdy (Modine) and Al Columbato (Cage).
Dec 21, 1984 · Birdy: Directed by Alan Parker. With Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron. After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
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- Drama, War
- Alan Parker
- 1984-12-21
As kids, they are inseparable friends. In high school, they begin to grow apart, separated by their individual quests for two different kinds of birds. But they still share adventures, as Birdy hangs upside-down from elevated tracks to capture pigeons, or constructs homemade wings that he hopes will let him fly.
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- Matthew Modine
- Alan Parker
- Tristar Pictures
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.
Universally acclaimed for their performances, Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine star in Alan Parker's "Birdy." Telling the story of an emotionally disturbed Vietnam Veteran, this deeply moving film is based on the fascinating novel by William Wharton.
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Lying in a state of amentia, Birdy (Matthew Modine) fantasizes about birds in flight, an obsession that has haunted him since childhood. Now this fascination acts as a barrier to reality and the pain of his years in Vietnam.
