---
title: 'Bird on a Wire (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Badham'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bird-on-a-wire-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099141/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bird on a Wire (1990)

1990 · 110 min · Action, Crime, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Bird on a Wire is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. Gibson portrays Rick Jarmin, a man in the witness protection program who is unexpectedly reunited with his former girlfriend Marianne Graves, played by Hawn, and both find themselves on the run. Critical reception was mixed, but the film was a box office hit.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Badham](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-badham)
- **Screenplay:** [David Seltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-seltzer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Rob Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-cohen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Primes](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-primes)
- **Editor:** [Frank Morriss](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morriss)

## Cast

- [David Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-carradine)
- [Paul Jarrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-jarrett)
- [Goldie Hawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/goldie-hawn)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [James Kidnie](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-kidnie)
- [Joan Severance](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-severance)
- [Christopher Judge](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-judge)
- [Stephen Tobolowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tobolowsky)
- [Bill Duke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-duke)
- [Kevin McNulty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnulty)
- [Clyde Kusatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-kusatsu)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [Alex Bruhanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-bruhanski)
- [Blu Mankuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/blu-mankuma)
- [John Pyper-Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-pyper-ferguson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bird-on-a-wire-1990
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