Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?

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Cast

Matthew Modine

Birdy

Nicolas Cage

Sergeant Al Columbato

John Harkins

Doctor Major Weiss

Sandy Baron

Mr. Columbato

Karen Young

Hannah Rourke

Bruno Kirby

Renaldi

Nancy Fish

Mrs. Prevost

George Buck

Birdy's Father

Dolores Sage

Birdy's Mother

Pat Ryan

Joe Sagessa

Matthew Modine — Birdy

Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He shared the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor as part of the ensemble cast of Robert Altman's film Streamers (1983). He went on to play lead roles in several high-profile films throughout the 1980s, including Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), and Married to the Mob (1988). He gained further prominence f

Nicolas Cage — Sergeant Al Columbato

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987)