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Cast
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Forest Whitaker | As: Charlie 'Bird' Parker |
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Diane Venora | As: Chan Parker |
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Michael Zelniker | As: Red Rodney |
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Samuel E. Wright | As: Dizzy Gillespie |
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Keith David | As: Buster Franklin |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | "There are no second acts in American lives." |
| Certification: | R |
Cast
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Forest Whitaker |
Charlie 'Bird' Parker |
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Diane Venora |
Chan Parker |
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Michael Zelniker |
Red Rodney |
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Samuel E. Wright |
Dizzy Gillespie |
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Keith David |
Buster Franklin |
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Michael McGuire |
Brewster |
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James Handy |
Esteves |
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Damon Whitaker |
Young Bird |
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Morgan Nagler |
Kim |
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Arlen Dean Snyder |
Dr. Heath |
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Sam Robards |
Moscowitz |
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Glenn Wright |
Alcoholic Patient |
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George Orrison |
Patient with Checkers |
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Bill Cobbs |
Dr. Caulfield |
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Hamilton Camp |
Mayor of 52nd Street |
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Chris Bosley |
First Doorman |
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George T. Bruce |
Second Doorman |
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Joey Green |
Gene |
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John Witherspoon |
Sid |
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Tony Todd |
Frog |
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Jo De Winter |
Mildred Berg |
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Richard Zavaglia |
Ralph the Narc |
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Anna Thomson |
Audrey |
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Al Pugliese |
Owner - Three Deuces |
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Hubert Kelly |
Wilson |
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Billy J. Mitchell |
Prince |
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Karl Vincent |
Stratton |
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Lou Cutell |
Bride's Father |
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Roger Etienne |
Parisian Emcee |
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Jason Bernard |
Benny Tate |
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Gretchen Oehler |
Southern Nurse |
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Richard McKenzie |
Southern Doctor |
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Tony Cox |
Pee Wee Marquette |
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Diane Salinger |
Baroness Nica |
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Penelope Windust |
Bellevue Nurse |
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Ann Weldon |
Violet Wells |
Directed By
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Clint Eastwood |
Director |
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Lloyd Nelson |
Script Supervisor |
Writing Credits
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Joel Oliansky |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Clint Eastwood |
Producer |
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David Valdes |
Executive Producer |
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Phyllis Huffman |
Casting |
Edited By
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Joel Cox |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Lennie Niehaus |
Original Music Composer |
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Robert G. Henderson |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Rick Alexander |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Les Fresholtz |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Vern Poore |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Virginia Cook-McGowan |
Sound Editor |
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Marshall Winn |
Sound Editor |
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Teri E. Dorman |
Sound Editor |
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David Horton Sr. |
Sound Editor |
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Joseph A. Ippolito |
Sound Editor |
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Walter Newman |
Sound Editor |
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Willie D. Burton |
Sound Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Jack N. Green |
Director of Photography |
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Marcia Reed |
Still Photographer |
Lighting
Art Department
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Edward C. Carfagno |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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