Bird on a Wire [Blu-ray]

Director: John Badham John Badham

Overview

The can't-miss teaming of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn is squandered on a clumsy, illogical romantic melodrama. Running across her old boyfriend Gibson at a Wisconsin gas station, Hawn is astounded that he seems not to recognize her. How could she have known that Gibson was put into the Witness Relocation Program after testifying against a homicidal mob boss (say, don't they usually alter your appearance when they put you in that program?) Curious over Gibson's furtive behavior, Hawn unknowingly sets herself up as a target for the bad guys. The whole affairs culminates in an after-hours showdown at a zoo (a plot device vastly improved upon in the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle Eraser). While Bird on a Wire admittedly has its moments of enjoyment, most of the film is on a par with Gibson's embarrassing, homophobic scene with a pair of epicine hairdressers. And whoever heard of the Chinatown section of Racine, Wisconsin?

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2021
UPC:	0738329253561
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	16,594

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mel Gibson	Rick Jarmin
Goldie Hawn	Marianne Graves
David Carradine	Eugene Sorenson
Bill Duke	Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky	Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance	Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar	Marvin
Jeff Corey	Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski	Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson	Jamie
Clyde Kusatsu	Takawaki
Jackson Davies	Paul Bernard
Florence Paterson	Molly Baird
Tim Healy	Paul
Wes Tritter	Scotty
Lossen Chambers	Lossen
Ken Camroux	Neff
Wendy Van Riesen	Secretary
Lesley Ewen	Night Receptionist
Robert Metcalfe	Dex
Kevin McNulty	Brad
Robert Thurston	Bank Teller
Brian Torpe	Bank Vice-President
Oscar Goncalves	Bank Guard
Tim Price	Beggar
Oscar Ramos	Cop at Fire,Cop at Fire
Dan Zale	Fireman
Blu Mankuma	Plainclothesman
Doug Judge	Cop at Cafe,Cop at Cafe
Jon Garber	Nikita Knatz,Knatz, Nikita
Paul Jarrett	Carl Laemmle
James Kidnie	Underworld Boss
Kim Kondrashoff	Guard at Gate
Michel Barbe	Maitre d'
Maria Leone	Sales Clerk
Danny Wattley	Cement Worker
Florence Patterson	Molly Baird
Ken Camroux-Taylor	Neff
Lynne Carrow	Actor
Lynda Gordon	Actor
Judy Taylor	Actor
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Louis Venosta

David Seltzer

Eric Lerner

John Badham	Director
Rob Cohen	Producer
Robert W. Cort	Executive Producer,Producer
Ted Field	Executive Producer,Producer
Louis Venosta	Screenwriter
David Seltzer	Screenwriter
Eric Lerner	Screenwriter
Mic Rodgers	Stunts
Betty Thomas	Stunts,Special Effects
Rory Cutler	Special Effects
Brad Case	Stunts