Information
Release DateJune 1, 1988
Runtime2h 41m
StatusReleased
Budget$9M
Revenue$2M
ProductionWarner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
LanguagesEnglish
6.8
333 votesPopularity1
Synopsis
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
