After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Pat Ryan
- Joe Sagessa
- (as Robert L. Ryan)
Maud Winchester
- Doris Robinson
- (as Maude Winchester)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNicolas Cage had two teeth removed (without anesthetic) for this role.
- GoofsAl calls Birdy "Al" (11:08)
- Crazy creditsAnimals: Perta ... Bird No. 9 Perta's Stunts ... Queepers Alfonso ... AS HIMSELF Cat ... Hobbie Dogs ... Sneaky, Willey, Ace, Prince, Tiger, Bo, Rudah, Chiggar, Tyko, Kelly, Red, Fantasy, Scooter. Seagull ... Jonathan Snake ... Monty Jungle Bird ... Horatio Pigeons ... No's. 1 to 84
Featured review
The interplay of an extrovert and an introvert is both hilarious and an intriguing psychological study.
Many critics rated this as one of the most overlooked films of the mid-eighties. The film has moments of deep seriousness blended with killer humour. The interplay of an extrovert and an introvert - the different ways that they think and react to situations - is often hilarious. The film can also be regarded as an intriguing psychological study, as Cage tries every technique his fast-paced mind can think of to snap his introverted friend out of his acute mental state - a condition caused by witnessing the horrors of warfare. It is extremely interesting to see what works in the end. Modine's physically-challenging performance is top-notch. Contains a great Peter Gabriel soundtrack as well. Although not to everyone's taste, I, for one, liked the "gag" ending. (10 out of 10)
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- Apr 9, 1999
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Alas de libertad
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,455,045
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,720
- Dec 25, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $1,455,096
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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