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Bird on a Wire

6.2

Released May 18, 1990Runtime 1h 50min

He’s every woman’s dream and one woman’s nightmare.

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Interscope Communications

The Badham-Cohen Group

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $138,697,012
Profit/Loss: $118,697,012

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Mel GibsonRichard "Rick" Jarmin

Goldie HawnMarianne Graves

David CarradineEugene Sorensen

Bill DukeAlbert Diggs

Stephen TobolowskyJoe Weyburn

Joan SeveranceRachel Varney

Harry CaesarMarvin Larson

Jeff CoreyLou Baird

Alex BruhanskiRaun

John Pyper-FergusonJamie

Clyde KusatsuMr. Takawaki

Jackson DaviesPaul Bernard

Florence PatersonMolly Baird

Tim HealyPaul

Wes TritterScottie

Lossen ChambersLossen

Ken Camroux-TaylorNeff

Wendy Van RiesenSecretary

Lesley EwenNight Receptionist

Robert MetcalfeDex

Kevin McNultyBrad

Robert ThurstonBank Teller

Brian TorpeBank Vice President

Oscar GoncalvesBank Guard

Tim PriceBeggar

Oscar RamosCop at Fire

Dan ZaleFireman

Blu MankumaPlainclothesman

Christopher JudgeCop at Cafe

Jon GarberNikita Knatz

Paul JarrettCarl Laemmle

James KidnieUnderworld Boss

Kim KondrashoffGuard at Gate

Michel BarbeMaitre d'

Maria LeoneSales Clerk

Danny WattleyCement Worker

John BanovichMall Cop (uncredited)

Crew

John BadhamDirector

Richard ColemanSecond Assistant Director

Allen L. StoneScript Supervisor

Kenna Marshall-PittmanThird Assistant Director

Rob CohenSecond Unit Director

Jean BereziukScript Supervisor

Peter D. MarshallFirst Assistant Director

Craig P. CathersScript Supervisor

David SeltzerScreenplay

Louis VenostaStory

Eric LernerStory

Louis VenostaScreenplay

Eric LernerScreenplay

Robert W. CortExecutive Producer

Rob CohenProducer

Ted FieldExecutive Producer

Stewart BethuneLocation Manager

Beverly WiensAssistant Accountant

Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting

Lorraine BairdProduction Accountant

Jeanie LambProduction Coordinator

Joey SteeleAssistant Accountant

Chris RudolphAssistant Location Manager

Gretchen GoodeAssistant Production Coordinator

Sandra CouldwellExtras Casting

Lynda GordonCasting

Keith RubinsteinAssociate Producer

Matthew O'ConnorProduction Manager

Eric LernerCo-Producer

Lynne CarrowCasting

Mike FentonCasting

Fitch CadyCo-Producer

Dana Satler HankinsAssociate Producer

Louis VenostaCo-Producer

Judy TaylorCasting

Mic RodgersStunts

Rose Marie McSherryProduction Design

Frank MorrissEditor

Richard HudolinProduction Design

Eduardo CastroCostume Design

Robert PrimesDirector of Photography

Dallas PuettEditor

Philip HarrisonProduction Design

Rick PattonSound Designer

Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer

Betty Thomas QueeStunts

Scott BurrowSound Editor

Bill WyleySound Editor

Tim HoganKey Grip

William L. MangerSupervising Sound Editor

Richard PattonSound Mixer

Bill VoigtlanderADR Editor

Sandy CochraneAssistant Art Director

Joanne QuirkSet Dresser

James ClareSet Dresser

Dave BoweTransportation Coordinator

Emma E. HickoxAssistant Editor

Nigel HollickAssistant Editor

Larry MannSound Editor

Robyn A. MangerAssistant Sound Editor

Daniel R. BradetteAssistant Set Decoration

Paul GuenetteSecond Assistant Camera

Gordon DavidsonSound Editor

H. Chuck RobinsonSet Dresser

Jon GarberDialogue Coach

Richard OswaldSound Editor

Jeff JonesAssociate Editor

Kelly L. MangerAssistant Sound Editor

Robert L. HoytSound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard BuckmasterBest Boy Electric

Douglas CraikFirst Assistant Camera

Monique PrudhommeCostume Designer

Nikita KnatzStoryboard Artist

Donah BassettNegative Cutter

Albert RomeroSound Recordist

John L. BrownDolly Grip

John G. OliverTransportation Captain

Steve BartekOrchestrator

E. Thomas CaseMakeup Artist

Colin GrayRigging Gaffer

Thom WellsConstruction Coordinator

Mark DavidsonSet Dresser

Shirley WalkerConductor

Paul R. PrinceFirst Assistant Camera

Milton C. BurrowSupervising Sound Editor

James BoltSound Re-Recording Mixer

Stephen JacksonGaffer

Stephen DeweySound Effects

Michael J. SiverGreensman

Elizabeth AirdUnit Publicist

Neil BurrowSound Editor

Carol McDonaldTransportation Captain

Sherry Linder-GygliHairstylist

Rick AlexanderSound Re-Recording Mixer

R.D. 'Luther' FairbairnAssistant Property Master

Lyndell QuiyouHairstylist

Oliver BergBest Boy Grip

Glen MoseleyCarpenter

Chris HaywardPainter

Joseph LedererStill Photographer

Jim RankinCraft Service

Shirley WalkerOrchestrator

Melissa R. StubbsStunts

Betty Thomas QueeStunt Coordinator

Jim DunnStunts

Cheryl Wheeler DuncanStunts

Ernie JacksonStunts

Kurt BryantStunts

Ronald RobinsonStunts

Tony MorelliStunts

Tom GlassStunts

Dawn Stofer-RuppStunts

Ken KirzingerStunts

Jacob RuppStunts

Mic RodgersStunt Coordinator

Mike CrestejoStunts

Gene HeckStunts

Brent WoolseyStunts

Robert L. HarmanSound Re-Recording Mixer

Cyrus BlockCamera Operator

John HarlingBoom Operator

Richard HudolinArt Direction

Debbie DouglasCostume Supervisor

James FlambergMusic Editor

Wendy FosterSet Costumer

Wayne A. FinkelmanCostume Designer

Rose Marie McSherrySet Decoration

John ClothierCamera Operator

Sandy CooperMakeup Artist

Eduardo CastroCostume Designer

John ThomasSpecial Effects Coordinator

Bill ThummProperty Master

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Reviews

Serviceable and entertaining, but throwaway action-romance-comedy with both Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn showing their individual charms. However, the plot is thin and the action kind of average. There's not a whole lot here memorable for either of the stars. Guess it's fine for a lazy Saturday. **3....

by GenerationofSwine

I am currently attempting to con my wife into watching this, not because it's a great movie, but because I know it's the kind of movie that she is going to laugh at and enjoy. It has that humor that people that are ESL can really pick up on without having to be an expert native speaker to follow th...