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
Matthew Modine
Birdy
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
Dolores Sage
Birdy's Mother
Pat Ryan
Joe Sagessa
James Santini
Mario Columbato
Maud Winchester
Doris Robinson
Marshall Bell
Ronsky
Elizabeth Whitcraft
Rosanne
Sandra Beall
Shirley
Victoria Nekko
Claire
Crystal Field
Mrs. Columbato
John Brumfield
Mr. Kohler
Joe Lerer
Military Doctor
Alice Truscott
Mother on Train
Ed Taylor
Zimmy The Human Fish
Irving Selbst
Fairground Announcer
Steve Lippe
Junkyard Proprietor
William Clark
Policeman on Beach
James Pruett
Emergency Doctor
Priscilla Alden
Waiting Room Lady
Howard Kinsley
Mr. Tate
Robert Diamond
Maloney
Bud Seese
Drunk in Jail
Larry Hochman
High School Band
Richard Holley
Helicopter Pilot
Crew
Alan Parker
Director
Sandy Kroopf
Screenplay
Jack Behr
Screenplay
William Wharton
Novel
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
Chris Soldo
First Assistant Director
Tom Davies
Second Assistant Director
David Manson
Executive Producer
Alan Marshall
Producer
Ned Kopp
Associate Producer
Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Alan R. Disler
First Assistant Camera
David L. Butler
Aerial Camera
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Charlie Hammerschmitt
Steadicam Operator
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Judy Feil
Assistant Costume Designer
Molly Maginnis
Assistant Costume Designer
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Paul LeBlanc
Hairstylist
Barbara Kelly
Makeup Artist
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Leonard Green
Assistant Sound Editor
David MacMillan
Sound Recordist
Danny Benson
Boom Operator
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Peter Gabriel
Original Music Composer
Michael Brum
Transportation Captain
Paul Cimino
Transportation Captain
Ed Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Ron Phipps
Finance
John A. Kelly
Painter
Margery Gabrielson
Painter
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Tom Sindicich
Construction Coordinator
Rich Clot
Construction Foreman
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Alice Tompkins
Script Supervisor
Rory Enke
Location Manager
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
George Zimninsky
Property Master
Anthony Tortorice
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Souza
Assistant Property Master
Aaron Zajac
Assistant Property Master
Nancy Giebink
Unit Production Manager
Tom Gray
Unit Publicist
Armin Ganz
Art Direction
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
Don Watson
Leadman
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