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71% Critic Match
Birdy
“A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.”
7.1 / 10• 1984• 2h 0m•NR• English
DramaWar
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Matthew Modine
Birdy
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Parker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Birdy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
