Bird
Summary:
Forest Whitaker stars as the brilliant jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker in this elegiac biopic. Director Clint Eastwood pays full homage to Parker's musical genius, but also devotes ample time to the musician's twin demons--drugs and alcohol-which accelerated his death at the age of 34. In his struggles to gain widespread acceptance for his music, "Bird" is forever stym... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Forest Whitaker - (Charlie "Yardbird" Parker)
Diane Venora - (Chan Richardson Parker)
Michael Zelniker - (Red Rodney)
Sam Wright - (Dizzy Gillespie)
Keith David - (Buster Franklin)
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Review:
Apart from being a notorious tough guy, actor/director Clint Eastwood is also a notorious jazz aficionado, and Bird is his sprawling, impressive tribute to one of the great jazz saxophonists of all time, Charlie "Bird" Parker. Parker, one of the originators of bebop, died at an early age due to a long-standing relationship with the hig... Continue >>
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