"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.
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Cast
- Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
- Diane VenoraChan Parker
- Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
- Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
- Keith DavidBuster Franklin
- Michael McGuireBrewster
- James HandyEsteves
- Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
- Morgan NaglerKim
- Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
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- Clint EastwoodDirector
- Joel OlianskyWriter
- Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
- Lennie NiehausOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoxEditor
- Clint EastwoodProducer
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