--- title: 'Birdy (1984)' type: 'film' director: 'Alan Parker' released: '1984-01-01' runtime_minutes: 120 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Action' - 'War' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birdy-1984' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086969/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Birdy (1984) 1984 · 120 min · Drama, Action, War · United States ## Synopsis Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton's 1978 novel. Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Set in 1960s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the film focuses on the friendship between two teenage boys, Birdy (Modine) and Al Columbato (Cage). The story is presented in flashbacks, with a frame narrative depicting their traumatic experiences serving in the Vietnam War. ## Credits - **Director:** [Alan Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-parker) - **Screenplay:** [Sandy Kroopf](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-kroopf) - **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Gabriel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gabriel) - **Producer:** [Alan Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-marshall), [David Manson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-manson) - **Director of Photography:** [Michael Seresin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-seresin) - **Editor:** [Gerry Hambling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-hambling) ## Cast - [Marshall Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-bell) - [Sandy Baron](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-baron) - [Bruno Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-kirby) - [Nancy Fish](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-fish) - [Elizabeth Whitcraft](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-whitcraft) - [Richard Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-mason) - [Matthew Modine](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-modine) - [Karen Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-young) - [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Alfonso "Al" Columbato - [George Buck Flower](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-buck-flower) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/birdy-1984 Film facts: Wikidata (Q700725); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.