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
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)

Crew

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