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Birdy is a 1984 American film directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. It is based on the novel of the same name by William Wharton.
Two teenagers, Birdy (Modine) and Al (Cage), become friends at school and serve in Vietnam. Birdy already has a disturbing fixation with birds and his Vietnam experiences push him over the edge: when he returns from the war, he is sent to a mental hospital for assessment and his friend Al stays with him to try to reach him before it's too late and he'll be separated from Birdy, leaving him alone and lost inside his mind. As the story develops, many flashback scenes show their life together as teenagers in 1960s America as well as their developing friendship and views of life.
The film's soundtrack was written and performed by Peter Gabriel. The music contains some adaptations of tracks on Gabriel's third and fourth albums. The music makes heavy use of the Fairlight CMI IIx music computer, which was one of the first sampling systems. Peter Gabriel was one of the first customers of the Fairlight CMI IIx.
Actors: Josh Fadem (actor), Patrick Rea (actor), Jerry Rapp (actor), Aaron Laue (actor), Todd Norris (actor), Ty Jones (actor), Christopher Good (editor), Christopher Good (writer), Christopher Good (producer), Christopher Good (director), Justin Gardner (actor), Judith G. Levy (actress), Megan Mantia (producer), Peggy Noland (actress), Maria Calderon (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Eric Bruno Borgman (actor), Donald Warnock (actor), Will Lyman (actor), Rod Lurie (writer), Rod Lurie (director), Rod Lurie (producer), Chuck Slavin (actor), Michael Yebba (actor), Roger Dillingham Jr. (actor), Albert M. Chan (actor), Joe Piasecki (miscellaneous crew), Lonnie Farmer (actor), Ellen Becker-Gray (actress), Derek Cunningham (miscellaneous crew), Jaime Ray Newman (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Brad Havens (writer), Brad Havens (producer), John Scarf (editor), Jamey Scott (composer), Kat Feller (actress), Jason Lenzi (actor), John Matthew (actor), John Matthew (actor), John Matthew (actor), John Matthew (actor), Victoria Bousis (producer), Mia Bradly (actress), Sharon Alisina (actress),
Plot: Join Andy and his friends on an adventure where life lessons are learned with each new journey. Both episodes nurture social skills and important life lessons in a fun lighthearted way. Begin the journey with Andy AppleButter as he experiences the challenge of being a new kid on the block. Be part of Andy's adventure as he meets new friends and learns how to overcome being bullied by other kids. Meanwhile, join Cha-Cha Cola on her experience of meeting The Sisters of Spice as she joins a new softball team. Cha-Cha Cola and The Sisters of Spice learn that great team work happens when they all work together.
Keywords: bullying, educational, spazzmania, teamworkActors: Sybille J. Schedwill (actress), Walter Kreye (actor), Muriel Baumeister (actress), Kerstin Wiedé (producer), Martin Umbach (actor), Günter Clemens (actor), Tina Engel (actress), Michaela Rosen (actress), Lutz Konermann (writer), Lutz Konermann (director), Nicole Marischka (actress), Melanie Werwie (editor), Kai Scheve (actor), Michael Lerchenberg (actor), Carlo Ljubek (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Edgar Burcksen (editor), Freddie Jones (actor), George Lucas (producer), Rick McCallum (producer), Ronny Coutteure (actor), Frank Darabont (writer), Ronald Fraser (actor), Paul Freeman (actor), Joel McNeely (composer), Mac McDonald (actor), Sean Patrick Flanery (actor), Tom Bell (actor), Ceri Evans (miscellaneous crew), Julia Overton (miscellaneous crew), Charlotte Holdich (costume designer),
Plot: November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the Belgian Army. When they take the wrong train they end up in Moshi. Desprerate to join their unit in Lake Victoria, the two men bump into the 25th Royal Fusiliers, a unit of cranky old men led by Indy's old acquaintance Frederick Selous. Indy's passing knowledge of trains and fluent German comes in handy for the Fusiliers, who are about to go on a mission to find and destroy a Phantom Train that carries an enormous German artillery gun. After accomplishing their goal, Selous tricks Indy and Remy into joining his unit for another caper involving the capture of the German military strategist Colonel Von Lettow-Vorbeck.
Keywords: action-hero, adventure-hero, battle, battlefield, behind-enemy-lines, bolt-action-rifle, cannon, character-name-in-title, combat, commandoActors: Wataru Takagi (actor), Tom Wyner (actor), William Knight (actor), Bob Papenbrook (actor), Bin Shimada (actor), Dan Woren (actor), Bob Papenbrook (actor), Steve Blum (actor), Hisao Egawa (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Tomomichi Nishimura (actor), Simon Prescott (actor), Richard Cansino (actor), Sherry Lynn (actress), Tom Wyner (actor),
Plot: Shadoloo's leader, Vega (Bison in the English version), sponsors an unpublicized fighting tournament. Shotokan devotees Ryu and Ken revive their rivalry, while foolish former-Shotokan student Dan seeks revenge on Sagat, the man that killed his father. US Army Colonels Guile and Nash (AKA Charlie) attempt to stop Vega's ways, alongside countless other fighters fighting for their personal reasons. Did Ryu find the ultimate challenge? What happened to Nash? And what is the story behind the evil entity known as Gouki (Akuma in the English version)...?
Keywords: 1990s, based-on-video-game, cartoon-violence, chop-socky, chun-li, fistfight, hero, kung-fu, loss-of-powers, martial-artsActors: Terry O'Quinn (actor), Jim Turner (actor), Bubba Smith (actor), Mako (actor), Mark Steven Grove (actor), Greg LaVoi (costume designer), Carlos Palomino (actor), Lars Lundgren (actor), Burt Douglas (actor), Peter Garrity (producer), Christophe Clark (actor), Dale Girard (actor), Julian Lee (actor), James M. Crumley Jr. (actor), Tupper Cullum (actor),
Plot: A boy, Peter McCrea, witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park, to help defend him from the gangsters. On the run from both the gang and the police, Peter learns self-defense and the courage to face his fears.
Keywords: boy, child-martial-arts, falling-from-height, gang, independent-film, martial-arts, mentor, murder, teenage-boy, villainActors: Burgess Meredith (actor), Ray McKinnon (actor), Rick Warner (actor), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Peter Manning Robinson (composer), David Greene (director), Maxine Bergen (miscellaneous crew), Ed Grady (actor), Joe Inscoe (actor), Diana Scarwid (actress), Robert C. Treveiler (actor), Patt Noday (actor), Diana Kerew (producer), Skip Schoolnik (editor), Michael Burgess (actor),
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Plot: Two friends arrive back from Vietnam, scarred in different ways. One has physical injuries, the other has mental problems that make him yearn to be a bird, a subject he has always been fascinated with.
Keywords: 1960s, atlantic-city-new-jersey, auto-repair, aviary, bandaged-face, baseball, based-on-novel, bathtub, best-friend, binocularsAah..Aah..
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