"There are no second acts in American lives."
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.
Made in US
6.9/10
1988
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Cast
Forest Whitaker
As Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
As Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
As Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
As Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
As Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
As Brewster
James Handy
As Esteves
Damon Whitaker
As Young Bird
Morgan Nagler
As Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder
As Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
As Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
As Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
As Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
As Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
As Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley
As First Doorman
George T. Bruce
As Second Doorman
Joey Green
As Gene
John Witherspoon
As Sid
Tony Todd
As Frog
Jo De Winter
As Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
As Ralph the Narc
Anna Thomson
As Audrey
Al Pugliese
As Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly
As Wilson
Billy J. Mitchell
As Prince
Karl Vincent
As Stratton
Lou Cutell
As Bride's Father
Roger Etienne
As Parisian Emcee
Jason Bernard
As Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler
As Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie
As Southern Doctor
Tony Cox
As Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger
As Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust
As Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon
As Violet Wells
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