Bird on a Wire (film)
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| Directed by | John Badham |
| Produced by | Rob Cohen |
| Written by | Louis Venosta David Seltzer |
| Starring | Mel Gibson Goldie Hawn David Carradine Bill Duke Stephen Tobolowsky |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Robert Primes |
| Editing by | Frank Morriss Dallas Puett |
| Studio | Interscope Communications |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 18, 1990 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Box office | $138,697,012 |
Bird on a Wire is a 1990 feature film starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn, directed by John Badham, and shot mainly in British Columbia, Canada.[1] The title refers to the Leonard Cohen song "Bird on the Wire". The alley motorcycle chase scene was filmed in Victoria BC, Chinatown in Fan Tan Alley.
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[edit] Plot
Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) helped convict a drug dealing FBI agent named Eugene Sorenson (David Carradine) and was placed in the witness protection program. 15 years later his former fiancé Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) crosses paths with him at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan. Rick refuses to recognize Marianne as the witness protection program does not allow contact with people from the witness' previous life. If she recognizes him it may lead to Sorenson finding and killing him.
Sorenson has been let out of jail after serving his sentence and with his partner Albert Diggs (Bill Duke) they are out to kill Rick in order to smooth the passage of their latest deal with some Columbian drug dealers. Marianne has blown Rick's cover and he makes a frantic call to his relocation officer for a new identity only to discover that his old contact has retired.
His new contact, Joe Weyburn (Stephen Tobolowsky), is in league with Diggs and Sorenson. Just as Marianne prepares to confront Rick they are surprised by Sorenson and Diggs who show up at the gas station with guns blazing.
They kill Rick's kindly old boss at the gas station pinning the murder on Rick and Marianne who are forced to go on the run. The climax of the film takes place at a zoo, where Sorenson and his men get killed by different animals. Meanwhile, Rick, who suffered a gunshot wound, makes a promise to Marianne that he wants to marry her. In the end, he does and the two of them enjoy a vacation in the Caribbean.
[edit] Cast
- Mel Gibson as Rick Jarmin
- Goldie Hawn as Marianne Graves
- David Carradine as Eugene Sorenson
- Bill Duke as Albert Diggs
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Jow Weyburn
- Joan Severance as Rachel Varney
- Jeff Corey as Lou Baird
[edit] Reception
The movie gained a mixed to negative reception.[2][3][4][5]
[edit] Box office
Bird on a Wire debuted at #1 at the box office.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Thompson-Nicola Film Commission
- ^ "Bird on a Wire". Variety. 1989-12-31. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117789282?refcatid=31. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Bird on a Wire". Washington Post. 1990-05-18. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/birdonawirepg13howe_a0b27b.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Bird on a Wire". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317396,00.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Bird on a Wire". Chicago Sun Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19900518/REVIEWS/5180301. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Broeske, Pat H. (1990-06-04). "Total Recall' Totally Dominates Box Office Movies: Film starring Schwarzenegger posts one of the top 10 biggest three-day openings ever.". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-04/entertainment/ca-608_1_weekend-box-office. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
[edit] External links
- Bird on a Wire at the Internet Movie Database
- Bird on a Wire at AllRovi
- Bird on a Wire at the TCM Movie Database
- Bird on a Wire at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bird on a Wire at Box Office Mojo
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