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

In this Batman movie, shot only within 3 hours, without a script and edited in only a week.... Batman and his (so called) pal, Commissioner James Gordan, interrogate the Joker for his craziest crime yet... peeing on a bus. But what starts as an absurd accusation soon escalates into a conspiracy more twisted than they could have ever predicted.

6.0

The Eunuch

May 12, 1971

This rare release is set in the cloistered halls of the imperial palace, the home to many ghostly stories of wrongful deaths and lonely spirits, amidst the quiet shuffles of the eunuchs. Pai Ying stars as the titular eunuch, a powerhungry official who is willing to go to any extent to achieve his nefarious goals.

4.8

Full Impact

Jun 1, 1993

A former cop who has become a professional bounty hunter tracks a serial killer who kills with his bare hands. When the killer learns that he is being tracked he starts tracking his hunter leading to the invariable martial arts showdown.

5.4

The Golden Seal

Jun 23, 1971

Award-winning actor Ku Feng is Lei Chen-tien, a vicious, cunning, murderous brigand who wants the title treasure. Tsung Hua is Tai Tien-chou, the handsome swordsman who wants to avenge his father's death. Wang Ping is Wu Hsiao-yen, the lovely girl who must disguise herself as a boy to take on this pirate. Tien Feng both directs and co-stars as The Senior Master in this blade and battle-filled adventure of intrigue, treachery, and tragic triumph.

6.3

Unidentified Flying Mater

Nov 20, 2009

Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.

5.8

The Chinese Stuntman

Jul 15, 1982

The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film released in 1981. Bruce Li (who also directs) plays an insurance salesman who ends up working as a stuntman on a Hong Kong movie.

3.7

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

Jun 25, 1993

In a post-apocalyptic world where rollerblading is the chief means of travel, the evil Pharoah sends his minions outside the Wheel Zone to abduct a psychic. The psychic has been trained in the way of the samurai, but has shunned her training to become a Passive. Once abducted, her brother joins forces with others to try and rescue her, but they face many challenges from the Dark Side.

3.7

Streets of Rage

Apr 6, 1994

Melody Sails is an investigative reporter on Hollywood's juvenile delenquincy, and runs across Lunar, the crimelord. With the help of a 12-year old street-kid, she will get to him, but will she down him in the climactic fight to the death, or die trying?

5.2

The Jade Faced Assassin

Apr 9, 1971

The swordsman Zhang Zhen is injured in a misadventure and rescued by Eldest Sister of Changchun Sect, who has a crush on him. However, Zhang falls in love with the maid Yuenu instead, and conceives twins with her. The couple are killed by a group of evil pugilists later. The Eldest Sister is angry with Zhang Zhen for not accepting her and plans to make Zhang's children kill each other as revenge. The baby girl (Xiaolu'er) is saved by Zhang's friend, Lian Lanyan, while the male infant (Hua Yuchun) is taken away by the Eldest Sister. Lian Lanyan encounters the Ten Villains when he passes through Villains' Valley. He is overwhelmed by them and knocked out in a fight. The baby Xiaolu'er is taken away by the Villains, who surprisingly do not harm her, and instead intend to groom her to become the greatest villain ever. Eighteen years later, the twins meet each other by coincidence.

6.0

Color Me Dead

Sep 17, 1969

A man discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned and hasn't long to live. In the short time he has left, he determines to find out who poisoned him and why. Remake of the 1950 film noir classic, D.O.A.

5.4

Best. Christmas. Ever!

Nov 16, 2023

After a twist of fate brings their families together for Christmas, Charlotte sets out to prove her old friend Jackie's life is too good to be true.

5.7

Lady with a Sword

Oct 14, 1971

After a trio of rogues murder her sister and leave her nephew for dead, a skilled swordswoman seeks revenge upon them and soon discovers she has a dismaying connection to the main culprit.

5.6

Whistling in the Dark

Jan 21, 1933

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.

9.3

Ritual Identities

Sep 16, 2025

A cinematic study of transformation and persona, where ritual identities take place.

5.4

Shaolin Invincible Sticks

Nov 23, 1978

Lu Tai Yeh (Chang Yi) is a stick fighter who uses his deadly “Tzu Wu” stick to make mince meat of his opponents. Lu Tai Yeh, along with his two sidekicks (Fung Long & Cheng Ching) just about closes down all the gyms in Northern China. Never satisfied, Lu and his men travel down south to clean up the region and take out all gyms and fighters who think they may be good with the stick. Lu’s plan is running without a hitch until he meets a new upstart, Ku Yung (Wang Tao), who plans on fighting Lu to take back the family heirloom - a Tzu Wu stick - and regain the honor of his family.

6.4

Sakra

Jan 16, 2023

Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows.