Bird On A Wire (Wide Screen)

Bird On A Wire (Wide Screen)

Production Year: 1990 - Comedy - Director: John Badham - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Rick Jarmin is in deep trouble. An old flame has recognised him, even though he is part of the FBI witness-relocation programme. And the man he put behind bars is out to get him...





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punishment of murderous bullets and fatal plunges,
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one-note movie, Zemeckis gets a lot of mileage out
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with a hole in her chest the size of a basketball,
and Streep--her head and arms twisted 180
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program, and Goldie coincidentally enters his life
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and ... well, let's just say director John Badham
doesn't have any big surprises up his sleeve.
Goldie and Mel are enjoyable, as always, but you'd
have to be their biggest fan to watch this movie
more than once. --Jeff Shannon Housesitter The
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Bird On A Wire (Wide Screen)

Main specs

Actor(s): Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Duke

Director(s): John Badham

Genre: Comedy

Classification: 15 years and over

Production Year: 1990

Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Plot: Rick Jarmin is in deep trouble. An old flame has recognised him, even though he is part of the FBI witness-relocation programme. And the man he put behind bars is out to get him...

Release details

DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)

Studio(s): 4 FRONT VIDEO; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS

Release date: 10/01/2005

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: 820 017 0

Barcode: 5050582001709

DVD Description

Rick Jarmin is in deep trouble. An old flame has recognised him, even though he is part of the FBI witness-relocation programme. And the man he put behind bars is out to get him...

Languages

Main Language: English

Dubbed Language: French, German, Italian, Spanish

Subtitle Language: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish

Technical information

Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer, Production Notes, Cast And Film Makers Notes

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital Surround

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish

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