“"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.
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Brewster
James Handy
Esteves
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Morgan Nagler
Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
Hiralal
My Life as a Dog
Evita
Il Divo
Amelia
Melvin Purvis G-Man
The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark
Born to Be Blue
The Doors
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Rocketman
Lady Sings the Blues
Ray
Operation "Fire"
Ali
Tyson
La Bamba
The Limey
Tideland
Out of the Blue