07 Sep 2002
Sweet Sixteen
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Top Billed Cast
Forest Whitaker Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire Brewster
James Handy Esteves
Damon Whitaker Young Bird
Morgan Nagler Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder Dr. Heath
Sam Robards Moscowitz
George Orrison Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley First Doorman
George T. Bruce Second Doorman
Joey Green Gene
John Witherspoon Sid
Tony Todd Frog
Jo De Winter Mildred Berg
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