Birdy

UPC: 043396045798

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity]

Summary: Director Alan Parker tackles this adapation of William Wharton's novel, which retains much of the source material's texture and complexity. Matthew Modine is Birdy, who comes back from Vietnam mentally shattered and deludes himself into thinking that he is a bird, an animal that has obsessed him since childhood. Birdy is confined to a military hospital, where he spends his time sitting naked in his room, not acknowleding anyone, moving and acting like a parakeet. His best friend Al (Nicolas Cage), also a wounded Vietnam vet, visits Birdy every day, determined to bring him back to reality. Birdy is occasionally disjointed but enriched by strong performances from Modine and Cage and a number of hard-to-forget moments. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Special Jury Grand Prix – Cannes Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review

Features: Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video
Director's production notes
Interactive menus
Languages: English 2-channel [Dolby Surround], Portuguese [mono]
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers
Talent files
Scene selections

Birdy

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 02/15/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 120 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Portuguese

Subtitles: English,Spanish,Portuguese

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1-- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:41]
2. Al Columbato [5:07]
3. Birdy [2:41]
4. Pigeons [3:01]
5. Birdmen of Philly [9:30]
6. Visiting his Friend [3:36]
7. Nurse Hannah [2:27]
8. Out of Business [4:20]
9. '53 Ford [4:44]
10. Hunt's Pier [4:57]
11. Jail Birds [3:36]
12. Heartbreaker [2:07]
13. Not His Car to Sell [12:49]
14. Theory of Flight [4:40]
15. Flapping Power [1:43]
16. Icarus [2:07]
17. "A smile's a smile." [4:13]
18. Joe Sagessa [5:27]
19. Cat-astrophe [2:16]
20. Tough Love [4:20]
21. "Perta & I become one." [3:28]
22. The Prom [1:49]
23. Doris Makes Her Move [4:51]
24. Dream Flight [8:59]
25. Crash Landing [4:17]
26. Not Leaving Him [4:09]
27. "He talked!" [1:24]
28. On the Roof [4:29]
Side #1-- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:41]
2. Al Columbato [5:07]
3. Birdy [2:41]
4. Pigeons [3:01]
5. Birdmen of Philly [9:30]
6. Visiting his Friend [3:36]
7. Nurse Hannah [2:27]
8. Out of Business [4:20]
9. '53 Ford [4:44]
10. Hunt's Pier [4:57]
11. Jail Birds [3:36]
12. Heartbreaker [2:07]
13. Not His Car to Sell [12:49]
14. Theory of Flight [4:40]
15. Flapping Power [1:43]
16. Icarus [2:07]
17. "A smile's a smile." [4:13]
18. Joe Sagessa [5:27]
19. Cat-astrophe [2:16]
20. Tough Love [4:20]
21. "Perta & I become one." [3:28]
22. The Prom [1:49]
23. Doris Makes Her Move [4:51]
24. Dream Flight [8:59]
25. Crash Landing [4:17]
26. Not Leaving Him [4:09]
27. "He talked!" [1:24]
28. On the Roof [4:29]

Brendon Hanley

Though set in a veterans hospital after the Vietnam War, Birdy is not a film about the war or its effects; and while it might focus on a deranged patient and the struggle to return him to normalcy, the film isn't really about mental illness either. In fact, it's a credit to director Alan Parker and stars Matthew Modine and Nicholas Cage that Birdy, no matter how bizarre, maintains its focus on the humanity of central characters instead of wallowing in the weird. Parker -- who brought us Pink Floyd: The Wall and Melody, a movie about ten-year-olds in love -- is one of the few filmmakers who can establish a connection between the audience and a guy who sleeps naked in a bird cage. A good deal of praise belongs to the actors: Modine delivers a stirring performance as the title character, and Cage's blend of intensity and vulnerability is perfect for the role of Birdy's concerned friend, even if he at times goes over the edge. The film was based on a William Wharton novel originally set in World War II; another Wharton book was the source for A Midnight Clear. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Irving Selbst  Actor 
Chris Taylor  Actor 
George "Buck" Flower  Actor 
Robert Ryan  Actor 
Joe Lerer  Actor 
Mark Simpson  Actor 
James Santini  Actor 
Marshall Bell  Actor 
Maud Winchester  Actor 
Michael Runyard  Actor 
John Brumfield  Actor 
Tim Davis  Actor 
Steve Lippe  Actor 
Priscilla Alden  Actor 
Michael Shaner  Actor 
Harry Hauss  Actor 
Bud Seese  Actor 
William Clark  Actor 
Juliet Taylor  Actor 
Elizabeth Whitcraft  Actor 
Guy Jones  Actor 
Sandra Beall  Actor 
Richard Mason  Actor 
Charles Tamburro  Actor 
Mic Rodgers  Actor 
Alan Marshall  Producer 
Jack Behr  Screenwriter 
Peter Gabriel  Composer (Music Score) 
Sandy Kroopf  Screenwriter 
Alan Parker  Director 
Alan Parker  Screenwriter 
David Manson  Executive Producer 
Matthew Modine  Actor 
Nicolas Cage  Actor 
John Harkins  Actor 
Sandy Baron  Actor 
Karen Young  Actor 
Nancy Fish  Actor 
Delores Sage  Actor 
Crystal Field  Actor 
Bruno Kirby  Actor 

Country: USA