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)
  • Larry Hochman (High School Band)
  • Richard Holley (Helicopter Pilot)

Crew

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