Bird on a Wire (1990)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

John Badham

Writers (WGA):

Louis Venosta (story) &
Eric Lerner (story) ...

Release Date:

18 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

He's every woman's dream and one woman's nightmare

Plot:

A 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.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Chase | Undressing Scene | Tiger | Removed Tattoo

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Rick Jarmin
Goldie Hawn	...	Marianne Graves
David Carradine	...	Eugene Sorenson
Bill Duke	...	Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance	...	Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar	...	Marvin
Jeff Corey	...	Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski	...	Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Jamie
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Mr. Takawaki
Jackson Davies	...	Paul Bernard
Florence Patterson	...	Molly Baird
Tim Healy	...	Paul
Wes Tritter	...	Scottie

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #30269) | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

3rd Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Badham-Cohen Group, The

Trivia:

The final negotiating point to convince 'Mel Gibson' to do this film was the offer of a use of a producer's house for the summer, allowing Gibson to shoot the film and give his large family an excellent summer vacation home.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the scene where the police seize the car the lead officer's lines have been looped. First he asks for the car to be towed away, then he assigns two officers to cover the stores, this is then repeated although a slight attempt has been made to cover it up.

Quotes:

Marianne Graves: Feels familiar doesn't it?
Rick Jarmin: I thought you didn't remember.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baghead (2008)

Soundtrack:

Blowin' In The Wind

It was entertaining and funny!

OK, so this may not be the best movie, in fact, its not really good in a sense of writing and such, but it is fun and enjoyable. Goldie Hawn and Mel Gibson don't really have the best chemistry, but there not really suppose to throughout most of the movie. Both do good in their characters, and the acting from everyone who played in it was not bad. The movie does have a few cheesy moments, and of course the movie is far from being believable, but its fine. Besides the humor, what saves this movie is the action. Good action, not particularly original or suspenseful, but its fun and highly entertaining, which is what you should want in an action/comedy.

Overall the movie is for people interested in the actors, or those who want an action comedy.

I rate it a 7/10 PG-13-Action Violence, Some Sexual Content/Nudity, and Language (this isn't a kids movie either).