1. Birdy (1984): The Way of the Bird [Joey's Review]
Aug 17, 2015 · Sadly, the ending it deserves, the ending it's been building to, is one where Birdy jumps and falls to his death. A broken Cage then allows the ...
To say I knew nothing about Birdy before watching it is unfair to the word...
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2. Overlooked & Underseen: Birdy (1984) - Talk Film Society
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One of Nicolas Cage's earliest film roles sees him as an injured Vietnam vet.
3. Birdy | Rotten Tomatoes
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Birdy returns from the Vietnam War scarred from the horrific experiences of battle. He is so damaged by what he saw that he has shut himself off from reality completely, imagining that he is actually a bird. Birdy is confined to a mental hospital, where the doctors are at a loss as to how to treat him. In an attempt to help, Al, his best friend from high school -- and who was also in Vietnam -- visits him every day to try and get through to him.
4. Birdy (movie) | Asperger's & Autism Community - Wrong Planet
Feb 24, 2010 · A bit sad at parts, but with a really satisfying (IMO) ending. I'll brave the storm to come, for it surely looks like rain...
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5. Birdy (1984) - Scopophilia
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By Richard Winters My Rating: 7 out of 10 4-Word Review: Fly like a bird. Al (Nicholas Cage) becomes friends with an introverted neighborhood boy (Mathew Modine) nicknamed Birdy due to his fascinat…
6. DVD Review: BIRDY (1984) - cinematic randomness
May 26, 2020 · Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine star in Birdy; an emotional drama about two friends connected by trauma. Out now on DVD from Shock ...
Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine star in Birdy; an emotional drama about two friends connected by trauma. Out now on DVD from Shock Entertainment.
7. Birdy | BehaveNet
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8. Birdy movie review & film summary (1984) | Roger Ebert
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The strangest thing about "Birdy," which is a very strange and beautiful movie indeed, is that it seems to work best at its looniest level, and is least at
9. Birdy (1984) - Smith's Verdict
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Smith’s Verdict: *** Reviewed by Tanner Smith There’s a beautiful movie surrounding Alan Parker’s fantasy-drama “Birdy,” and it just needs to be found. But as it is, it’s still intriguing, st…
10. I guess it's kinda hard to be good at something nobody wants. “Birdy ...
Aug 2, 2020 · directed by Alan Parker © 1984 TriStar Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Recently, we've lost Alan Parker, a wonderful director, who has given ...
directed by Alan Parker © 1984 TriStar Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Recently, we’ve lost Alan Parker, a wonderful director, who has given us many memorable films. One of them, and I think the mos…
11. Alan Parker's Birdy (1984) A Tale of Friendship, War and Being Different
Nov 28, 2010 · In flashbacks we see their teenage years in Philly and how, despite being total opposites, they become best friends. Birdy is an outsider. He ...
See AlsoRobby Müller Soldier MovieWhat took me so long to watch this astonishing movie? For odd reasons it is hardly on any war movie list, not even in Russell’s book on Vietnam movies although he included Forrest Gump. Maybe…
12. Year of the Month: Mr. Apollo on BIRDY - The-Solute
Oct 27, 2020 · Both Birdy and The Wall feature shellshocked protagonists and the lingering effects of a war after the fighting is over. They're PTSD movies. In ...
Like the William Wharton novel it’s based on, Alan Parker’s film Birdy is concerned with pairs, dualism. Two friends grow up, go to war, come back damaged. Nicolas Cage’s Al, his face wrapped in bandages, visits his best friend Birdy, played by Matthew Modine, at an army hospital. Birdy is physically unhurt but catatonic. Befitting the ornithological obsession that gave him his nickname, he spends all day crouched like a bird in his cell while Al tells him stories about their friendship, desperately looking for some sign of recognition. Al the wrestling champ defines himself physically, whereas Birdy is all spirit: he yearns to fly. Past and present, war and peace, the inner world and the outer, entrapment in a cage and freedom with nowhere to go.
13. Birdy - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes
"Birdy" is a beautiful one-of-a-kind film made by a director, Alan Parker, who never makes the same film twice. Full Review | Dec 16, 2023.
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14. Birdy 1984 *** - film-authority.com
Mar 30, 2014 · British director Alan Parker's work has been critically neglected of late; his 1984 film Birdy shows him at the top of his game, ...
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15. Birdy (1984) directed by Alan Parker • Reviews, film + cast - Letterboxd
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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?
16. Birdy | 30 Years On: 1984 a Great Year for Movies
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Here we have an anti-war film, set in the Vietnam era, that for the most part takes place stateside and without much reference to the war. The story centers on the history of two traumatized soldie…
17. Birdy Blu-ray review | Cine Outsider
Oct 24, 2019 · Friendship is a cinematic staple as is madness. In BIRDY, director Alan Parker juggles both in spectacular fashion. Fantastic performances, ...
William Wharton's extraordinary novel was deemed to be impossible to film. Told in the first person by both lead characters, the boys thoughts are delineated by the simple expedient of having one character's memories in normal type and the other's italicised. Wharton wanted black type and red type but this was deemed too costly. It's a humble but effective way of triggering who you're listening to in the mind's eye movie you create when you read a great story. But there is a great deal of internal thought and literal flights of the imagination. Stanley Kubrick once said, "If it can be thought, it can be filmed." But Birdy was still a tough ask given when it was made. With a 2019 drone or artful CGI, that impossibility simply melts way. After the fact I discover that Keith Gordon brings this up in one of the Extras (as do director Alan Parker and mediator Justin Johnson on the commentary). But Parker had 1984 technology and attempts at a flying rig failed after two takes and a crash that reduced the 'Sky-cam' operator to tears. The story of a boy obsessed with birds and flying could hardly be cinematographically earthbound. Parker improvised and it's to his and his crew's immense credit that the resulting film is compelling and beautifully realised.
18. Birdy - Leonid Mamchenkov
Jun 26, 2005 · Birdy (1984) “Birdy” DVD cover looked somehow very familiar, by ... sad on my mind just now. And this goes on and on for two hours ...
"Birdy" DVD cover looked somehow very familiar, by neither Martin database nor my memory could reveal the fact that I rented this film. I also looked at the few pictures on the back of the DVD box and read the description of the film. Again, it looked very familiar but I couldn't remember if I … Continue reading Birdy
19. 40 Facts about the movie Birdy
Oct 1, 2024 · “Birdy” is a 1984 film that explores friendship, war, and the human spirit. It features stunning visuals, a haunting soundtrack, and powerful ...
Birdy is a critically acclaimed movie that has enamored audiences with its unique storyline and compelling performances. Directed by Alan Parker, Birdy tells th
20. Birdy (film) | Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki - Fandom
Birdy is a 1984 American drama film directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. It is based on the novel of the same name by William ...
Birdy is a 1984 American drama film directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. It is based on the novel of the same name by William Wharton, although the film is set in the Vietnam era and not the Second World War era. Two teenagers, Birdy (Modine) and Al (Cage), become friends at school and serve in Vietnam. Birdy already has a disturbing fixation with birds and his Vietnam experiences push him over the edge: when he returns from the war, he is sent to a mental hospit
