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Skycam proved successful on its first take, Parker insisted that the filmed footage be shot more rapidly, but the camera system malfunctioned during its second take, after capturing 40 seconds of footage. This resulted in the camera operators shooting the remainder of the sequence with a
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camera with 200 feet of film hung at the center of the wires. The filmmakers intended to use the Skycam to fully depict Birdy's point of view during a fantasy sequence in which he imagines himself as a bird flying, but they encountered difficulties, as the camera would often malfunction. Although the
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Al suspects Birdy of feigning insanity to hide from the world, and he expresses to Birdy that he too wishes to hide due to his own injuries. Birdy unexpectedly responds by telling Al that he is "full of shit". Al alerts Weiss to Birdy's response, but when the doctor arrives, Birdy remains silent. Not
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One night, the teenagers climb atop a refinery building, where Birdy hangs on the ledge to catch the pigeons roosting on it. Birdy loses his grip and falls several stories, but he lands on a pile of sand. Slightly dazed, he tells Al that during the fall, he flew. After Birdy is hospitalized for minor
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Columbato. He reflected, "I was terrified of the role of Al, because it was like nothing I'd ever done before, and I didn't know how to get to the places the role was asking me to go emotionally." For scenes in which Al's face is disfigured and swathed in bandages, Cage lost 15 pounds
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gas. The filmmakers originally planned to shoot Birdy landing in a reservoir thirty feet away from the landfill, but a test of the water had shown it to be hazardous. Parker said, "We experimented with a 100-foot wire hanging from a helicopter to allow us to 'fly' Birdy into a pond we'd constructed
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are sent in to subdue Al, who fights them and takes Birdy to the roof of the hospital. Birdy rushes to the ledge, raises his arms and jumps off the side of the roof as if he were about to fly. Thinking Birdy has plunged to severe injury, Al runs over to the ledge but finds Birdy on another level of
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crash. Al is hospitalized in the same facility. His face is heavily bandaged for injuries that he sustained from an exploding bomb. Major Weiss, a military doctor, informs Al that, although Birdy's injuries are relatively minor, Birdy has not spoken since he was found. Al speaks to Birdy at length,
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was about the struggle of the spirit... It was about the interplay between the traumatized Birdy, the wounded victim, and his best friend, who’s ostensibly the tough one. But in the end, it’s Birdy who’s strong and his friend who’s cracking. When I saw the rough cut of the film, I knew I had to do
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originally auditioned for the role of Al
Columbato, but Parker decided to cast him as Birdy, believing that the actor possessed an "introverted honest quality" that best suited the character. Modine said, "I was flabbergasted because I hadn't auditioned for Birdy. I had never imagined playing the
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Columbato. They also decided to set the story during the
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and had two of his front teeth pulled out. "I wanted to look like I was hit by a bomb," he said. "It gave me a feeling of something I had lost. I felt this was a once-in-a-lifetime part, and it deserved that much."
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secured the role of Mr. Lincoln, a bird owner who befriends Birdy, but Parker had his scene removed from the final film, explaining that it "was rather misplaced within the framework of story".
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part of Birdy. So, I had to really go through an extraordinary transformation in my mind of trying to bring this remarkable character to life. It was an incredible experience making the film."
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wrote that the film "takes a while to hook you into its story. This is one occasion we can afford the wait; Parker keeps us awake by repeatedly slapping us across the face visually."
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is a heavy adult drama about best friends and the after-effects of war, but it takes too long to live up to its ambitious premise." Jack Zink of the
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format in the United States on June 25, 2019. It was given a
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on December 21, 1984, in New York City, Los Angeles and
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2071:Hughes, Chris (February 23, 2000).
2007:"Will 'Birdy' Fly The Second Time?"
1964:"Peter Gabriel: Our 1986 Interview"
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3018:Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
2484:White, Timothy (1986). "Gabriel".
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626:optioned the novel for $ 150,000.
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2458:The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
2005:London, Michael (March 8, 1985).
1809:"Film locations for Birdy (1984)"
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524:Maud Winchester as Doris Robinson
2400:Harmetz, Aljean (May 21, 1985).
2196:Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1985).
2136:Harmetz, Aljean (May 22, 1985).
835:Philadelphia House of Correction
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521:James Santini as Mario Columbato
4651:1980s coming-of-age drama films
3010:The Night of the Shooting Stars
2867:Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
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512:Dolores Sage as Birdy's Mother
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4676:Films directed by Alan Parker
4671:Films scored by Peter Gabriel
3961:Back to Front: Live in London
2273:Siskel, Gene (May 13, 1985).
2045:Hunt, Dennis (May 10, 1985).
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915:The production then moved to
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4741:1980s English-language films
3482:The Double Life of Veronique
3277:Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
1382:
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1215:Columbia TriStar Home Video
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910:Agnews Developmental Center
551:John Brumfeld as Mr. Kohler
256:1978 novel of the same name
182:December 21, 1984
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4706:Films shot in Pennsylvania
4160:Burn You Up, Burn You Down
2344:Zink, Jack (May 3, 1985).
1981:Smith, Sid (4 June 2022).
1404:Grand Prix Spécial du Jury
1235:was first released on the
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1876:Brackett & Hoard 2004
1573:"birdy33.jpg (1500Ă—1000)"
1400:1985 Cannes Film Festival
1213:on February 15, 2000, by
1205:The film was released on
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974:, a computer-controlled,
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2888:I Even Met Happy Gypsies
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542:Victoria Nekko as Claire
351:National Board of Review
16:1984 American drama film
4646:1980s buddy drama films
4140:The Barry Williams Show
4007:Games Without Frontiers
3385:All We Imagine as Light
1937:"Birdy - Peter Gabriel"
1521:American Film Institute
824:Santa Clara, California
780:director of photography
539:Sandra Beall as Shirley
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398:Atlantic City boardwalk
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4681:Films set in the 1960s
4589:And I'll Scratch Yours
4304:The Rhythm of the Heat
4126:While the Earth Sleeps
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3172:Devils on the Doorstep
2822:The Life of David Gale
1912:Hecker-Stampehl, Jan.
1260:British Film Institute
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2772:Come See the Paradise
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4568:Millennium Dome Show
4276:Here Comes the Flood
4209:Four Kinds of Horses
3377:The Zone of Interest
2568:Macmillan Publishers
2519:. pp. 119–120.
2463:Simon & Schuster
2376:"Top Films Archives"
2150:on December 28, 2016
1394:named it one of the
1262:, and Parker's 1976
1148:it. It haunted me.”
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917:Stockton, California
882:Hercules, California
866:Wildwood, New Jersey
789:Michael Roberts and
485:as Dr. / Major Weiss
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4521:Myst IV: Revelation
4133:When You're Falling
4098:Digging in the Dirt
3632:The Lives of Others
3462:Drowning by Numbers
3293:Inside Llewyn Davis
3271:The Kid with a Bike
3239:The Mourning Forest
3148:The Sweet Hereafter
3102:The Stolen Children
2762:Mississippi Burning
2356:on November 4, 2016
2095:"Birdy MOD Blu-ray"
1851:. London, England:
1252:digital restoration
925:Modesto, California
843:46th Street Station
769:production designer
753:Oakland, California
731:Elizabeth Whitcraft
648:nonlinear narrative
582:letter to the crew.
534:Elizabeth Whitcraft
246:is a 1984 American
4600:Real World Studios
4595:Real World Records
4453:Back to Front Tour
4431:Flotsam and Jetsam
3562:Children of Heaven
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3140:Breaking the Waves
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772:Geoffrey Kirkland
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4216:Road to Joy
3993:Modern Love
3925:Live albums
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2752:Angel Heart
2669:Alan Parker
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588:Development
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495:Karen Young
489:Sandy Baron
428:Vietnam War
288:Vietnam War
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260:Alan Parker
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847:Mill Creek
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2323:Variety
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