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Product Information
Ths absorbing drama follows the friendship between two young men from their high school days to difficult experiences together in the Vietnam war. 'Birdy' makes a powerful statement regarding war.
Product Identifiers
EAN5035822063037
eBay Product ID (ePID)3947958
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Harkins, Sandy Baron, Nicolas Cage, Karen Young, Matthew Modine
FeaturesInteractive Menus\Scene Selections\Theatrical Trailer\Filmographies, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ComposerPeter Gabriel
Additional InformationIn Alan Parker's adaptation of William Wharton's acclaimed novel, the title character is a Vietnam vet hospitalized for postwar trauma. 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. After doctors' efforts fail to cure him, his childhood friend Al (Nicolas Cage)--also a discharged soldier nursing wounds from the war--is brought in to try to coax Birdy out of his hallucinations.<BR>BIRDY, told largely in stark, lyrical flashbacks from Al's point of view, is both a heartrending examination of the psychological consequences of war and an ode to the spiritually rejuvenating powers of friendship and imagination. The two young leads turn in powerful, humane performances. Parker (MIDNIGHT EXPRESS) provides innovative direction, most notably in the film's stunning, controversial ending.
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Rating: B, New York Times - ...Birdy's intensity is so captivating...that [the] story becomes irresistibly involving....[The two lead] actors work miracles..., Variety - ...[Modine] skillfully essays the offbeat troubled character....[Cage is] sensitive and strong....[The] supporting parts are excellently cast...