Bird on a Wire

May 18, 1990

1h 50m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

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

Bird on a Wire Trailers

Cast

Richard "Rick" Jarmin

Mel Gibson

Marianne Graves

Goldie Hawn

Eugene Sorensen

David Carradine

Albert Diggs

Bill Duke

Joe Weyburn

Stephen Tobolowsky

Rachel Varney

Joan Severance

Marvin Larson

Harry Caesar

Lou Baird

Jeff Corey

Raun

Alex Bruhanski

Jamie

John Pyper-Ferguson

Mr. Takawaki

Clyde Kusatsu

Paul Bernard

Jackson Davies

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