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Bird on a Wire
1h 50min
ACTION
ADVENTURE
COMEDY
ROMANCE
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
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Original Title
Bird on a Wire
Critics & Audience Score
4.8
Total Votes
950
Release Year
1990
Runtime (Duration)
1h 50min
Production Budget
$20M
Box Office Revenue
$138.7M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$118.7M
Casting
Actors
Mel Gibson
Richard "Rick" Jarmin
Goldie Hawn
Marianne Graves
David Carradine
Eugene Sorensen
Bill Duke
Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky
Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance
Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar
Marvin Larson
Jeff Corey
Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski
Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson
Jamie
Clyde Kusatsu
Mr. Takawaki
Jackson Davies
Paul Bernard
Florence Paterson
Molly Baird
Tim Healy
Paul
Wes Tritter
Scottie
Lossen Chambers
Lossen
Ken Camroux-Taylor
Neff
Wendy Van Riesen
Secretary
Lesley Ewen
Night Receptionist
Robert Metcalfe
Dex
Kevin McNulty
Brad
Robert Thurston
Bank Teller
Brian Torpe
Bank Vice President
Oscar Goncalves
Bank Guard
Tim Price
Beggar
Oscar Ramos
Cop at Fire
Dan Zale
Fireman
Blu Mankuma
Plainclothesman
Christopher Judge
Cop at Cafe
Jon Garber
Nikita Knatz
Paul Jarrett
Carl Laemmle
James Kidnie
Underworld Boss
Kim Kondrashoff
Guard at Gate
Michel Barbe
Maitre d'
Maria Leone
Sales Clerk
Danny Wattley
Cement Worker
John Banovich
Mall Cop (uncredited)
Crew
John Badham
DIRECTOR
Hans Zimmer
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
David Seltzer
SCREENPLAY
Louis Venosta
SCREENPLAY
Eric Lerner
SCREENPLAY
Ted Field
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Robert W. Cort
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Rob Cohen
PRODUCER
Robert Primes
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Dallas Puett
EDITOR
Philip Harrison
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Richard Hudolin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Eduardo Castro
COSTUME DESIGN
Rick Patton
SOUND DESIGNER
Mic Rodgers
STUNTS
Betty Thomas Quee
STUNTS
Rose Marie McSherry
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frank Morriss
EDITOR
Richard Coleman
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Kenna Marshall-Pittman
THIRD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sandy Cochrane
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Daniel R. Bradette
ASSISTANT SET DECORATION
Douglas Craik
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Paul R. Prince
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Paul Guenette
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Richard Patton
SOUND MIXER
Jeff Jones
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Emma E. Hickox
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nigel Hollick
ASSISTANT EDITOR
William L. Manger
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Milton C. Burrow
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Neil Burrow
SOUND EDITOR
Scott Burrow
SOUND EDITOR
Gordon Davidson
SOUND EDITOR
Larry Mann
SOUND EDITOR
Richard Oswald
SOUND EDITOR
Bill Wyley
SOUND EDITOR
Bill Voigtlander
ADR EDITOR
Kelly L. Manger
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Robyn A. Manger
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Stephen Dewey
SOUND EFFECTS
Rick Alexander
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
James Bolt
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Robert L. Hoyt
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Albert Romero
SOUND RECORDIST
Allen L. Stone
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Thom Wells
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MASTER
Monique Prudhomme
COSTUME DESIGNER
E. Thomas Case
MAKEUP ARTIST
Sherry Linder-Gygli
HAIRSTYLIST
Lyndell Quiyou
HAIRSTYLIST
Stephen Jackson
GAFFER
Colin Gray
RIGGING GAFFER
Richard Buckmaster
BEST BOY ELECTRIC
Tim Hogan
KEY GRIP
Oliver Berg
BEST BOY GRIP
John L. Brown
DOLLY GRIP
Mark Davidson
SET DRESSER
Joanne Quirk
SET DRESSER
H. Chuck Robinson
SET DRESSER
James Clare
SET DRESSER
Glen Moseley
CARPENTER
Chris Hayward
PAINTER
Michael J. Siver
GREENSMAN
Stewart Bethune
LOCATION MANAGER
Chris Rudolph
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER
Jon Garber
DIALOGUE COACH
Elizabeth Aird
UNIT PUBLICIST
Joseph Lederer
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Nikita Knatz
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Dave Bowe
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
John G. Oliver
TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN
Carol McDonald
TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN
Lorraine Baird
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Joey Steele
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Beverly Wiens
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Jeanie Lamb
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Gretchen Goode
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jim Rankin
CRAFT SERVICE
Sandra Couldwell
EXTRAS CASTING
Barbara Harris
ADR VOICE CASTING
Donah Bassett
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Shirley Walker
ORCHESTRATOR
Shirley Walker
CONDUCTOR
Steve Bartek
ORCHESTRATOR
Rob Cohen
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
Louis Venosta
STORY
Eric Lerner
STORY
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
STUNTS
Kurt Bryant
STUNTS
Mic Rodgers
STUNT COORDINATOR
Betty Thomas Quee
STUNT COORDINATOR
Melissa R. Stubbs
STUNTS
Jim Dunn
STUNTS
Tom Glass
STUNTS
Mike Crestejo
STUNTS
Gene Heck
STUNTS
Ernie Jackson
STUNTS
Ken Kirzinger
STUNTS
Jacob Rupp
STUNTS
Ronald Robinson
STUNTS
Tony Morelli
STUNTS
Dawn Stofer-Rupp
STUNTS
Brent Woolsey
STUNTS
Robert L. Harman
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Mike Fenton
CASTING
Judy Taylor
CASTING
Lynda Gordon
CASTING
Lynne Carrow
CASTING
Wayne A. Finkelman
COSTUME DESIGNER
Eduardo Castro
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louis Venosta
CO-PRODUCER
Eric Lerner
CO-PRODUCER
Fitch Cady
CO-PRODUCER
Dana Satler Hankins
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Keith Rubinstein
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Matthew O'Connor
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Peter D. Marshall
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Richard Hudolin
ART DIRECTION
Rose Marie McSherry
SET DECORATION
Cyrus Block
CAMERA OPERATOR
John Clothier
CAMERA OPERATOR
John Harling
BOOM OPERATOR
James Flamberg
MUSIC EDITOR
Jean Bereziuk
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Craig P. Cathers
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Sandy Cooper
MAKEUP ARTIST
Wendy Foster
SET COSTUMER
Debbie Douglas
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Bill Thumm
PROPERTY MASTER
John Thomas
SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
