Birdy

"Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?"

Cast

Matthew Modine

as Birdy

Nicolas Cage

as Sergeant Al Columbato

John Harkins

as Doctor Major Weiss

Sandy Baron

as Mr. Columbato

Karen Young

as Hannah Rourke

Bruno Kirby

as Renaldi

Nancy Fish

as Mrs. Prevost

George Buck

as Birdy's Father

Dolores Sage

as Birdy's Mother

Pat Ryan

as Joe Sagessa

James Santini

as Mario Columbato

Maud Winchester

as Doris Robinson

Marshall Bell

as Ronsky

Elizabeth Whitcraft

as Rosanne

Sandra Beall

as Shirley

Victoria Nekko

as Claire

Crystal Field

as Mrs. Columbato

John Brumfield

as Mr. Kohler

Joe Lerer

as Military Doctor

Alice Truscott

as Mother on Train

Ed Taylor

as Zimmy The Human Fish

Irving Selbst

as Fairground Announcer

Steve Lippe

as Junkyard Proprietor

William Clark

as Policeman on Beach

James Pruett

as Emergency Doctor

Priscilla Alden

as Waiting Room Lady

Howard Kinsley

as Mr. Tate

Robert Diamond

as Maloney

Bud Seese

as Drunk in Jail

Larry Hochman

as High School Band

Richard Holley

as Helicopter Pilot

Crew

Alan Parker

Director

Sandy Kroopf

Screenplay

Jack Behr

Screenplay

William Wharton

Novel

David Manson

Executive Producer

Alan Marshall

Producer

Peter Gabriel

Original Music Composer

Michael Seresin

Director of Photography

Gerry Hambling

Editor

Mic Rodgers

Stunts

Michael Runyard

Stunts

Ron Phipps

Finance

Armin Ganz

Art Direction

W. Stewart Campbell

Art Direction

George R. Nelson

Set Decoration

Eddy Joseph

Sound Editor

Alan R. Disler

First Assistant Camera

Larry McConkey

Steadicam Operator

Ted Churchill

Steadicam Operator

Charlie Hammerschmitt

Steadicam Operator

David L. Butler

Aerial Camera

Ralph Nelson Jr.

Still Photographer

Kerry Hayes

Still Photographer

Alice Tompkins

Script Supervisor

Don Watson

Leadman

George Zimninsky

Property Master

Anthony Tortorice

Assistant Property Master

Michelle Souza

Assistant Property Master

Aaron Zajac

Assistant Property Master

Judy Feil

Assistant Costume Designer

Molly Maginnis

Assistant Costume Designer

Barbara Kelly

Makeup Artist

Paul LeBlanc

Hairstylist

Danny Benson

Boom Operator

Rory Enke

Location Manager

Cliff Wenger

Special Effects

Tom Sindicich

Construction Coordinator

Rich Clot

Construction Foreman

John A. Kelly

Painter

Margery Gabrielson

Painter

Ed Arter

Transportation Coordinator

Michael Brum

Transportation Captain

Paul Cimino

Transportation Captain

Tom Gray

Unit Publicist

Juliet Taylor

Casting

Kristi Zea

Costume Design

Geoffrey Kirkland

Production Design

Ned Kopp

Associate Producer

Nancy Giebink

Unit Production Manager

Chris Soldo

First Assistant Director

Tom Davies

Second Assistant Director

David MacMillan

Sound Recordist

Mike Roberts

Camera Operator

M. James Arnett

Stunt Coordinator

Leonard Green

Assistant Sound Editor