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Bird on a Wire(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-05-18
62%
1006 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
He’s every woman’s dream and one woman’s nightmare.
Overview:
An 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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $20,000,000.00
Revenue: $138,697,012.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Badham-Cohen Group
Movie: Bird on a Wire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mel Gibson
Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
Goldie Hawn
Marianne Graves
David Carradine
Eugene Sorensen
Bill Duke
Albert Diggs
Stephen Tobolowsky
Joe Weyburn
Joan Severance
Rachel Varney
Harry Caesar
Marvin Larson
Jeff Corey
Lou Baird
Alex Bruhanski
Raun
John Pyper-Ferguson
Jamie
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