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Cast

Mel Gibson
as Rick Jarmin

Goldie Hawn
as Marianne Graves

David Carradine
as Eugene Sorenson

Bill Duke
as Albert Diggs

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Joe Weyburn

Joan Severance
as Rachel Varney

Harry Caesar
as Marvin

Jeff Corey
as Lou Baird

Alex Bruhanski
as Raun

John Pyper-Ferguson
as Jamie

Clyde Kusatsu
as Takawaki

Jackson Davies
as Paul Bernard

Lynne Carrow

Florence Paterson
as Molly Baird

Mike Fenton

Tim Healy
as Paul

John Garber
as Knatz, Nikita

Wes Tritter
as Scotty

Lynda Gordon

Lossen Chambers
as Lossen

Ken Camroux
as Neff

Wendy Van Riesen
as Secretary

Oscar B. Ramos
as Cop at Fire

Lesley Ewen
as Night Receptionist

Judy Taylor

Robert Metcalfe
as Dex

Florence Patterson
as Molly Baird

Kevin McNulty
as Brad

Robert Thurston
as Bank Teller

Brian Torpe
as Bank Vice-President

Oscar Goncalves
as Bank Guard

Tim Rose Price
as Beggar

Oscar Ramos
as Cop at Fire

Dan Zale
as Fireman

Blu Mankuma
as Plainclothesman

Doug Judge
as Cop at Cafe

Jon Garber
as Nikita Knatz

Paul Jarrett
as Carl Laemmle

James Kidnie
as Underworld Boss

Kim Kondrashoff
as Guard at Gate

Michel Barbe
as Maitre d'

Maria Leone
as Sales Clerk

Danny Wattley
as Cement Worker

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Critic Reviews for Bird on a Wire

Audience Reviews for Bird on a Wire

• Aug 30, 2012

  It was a decent movie, with Mel Gibson and his glorious mullet. It was also great to see Stephen Tobolowsky in this type of role. The half star is for all the up-skirt shots of Goldie Hawn's buttocks.
  

  Jason R Super Reviewer
• Aug 05, 2011

  bad team up, this film was disappointing for mel gibson
  Brendan N Super Reviewer
• Jan 10, 2010

  Rick Jarmin is in the witness protection programme after he testified against two drug dealers (David Carradine and Bill Duke) who murdered his friend after a deal went wrong. When an old flame of his recognises him at his gas station work place, he is naturally concerned for his safety. The two then run to avoid the people after him. Cross country chase mayhem ensues. If you like Goldie Hawn or Mel Gibson, this is one not to miss; fun caper romp with charismatic stars. There are some clever touches and Gibson's wisecracks are hilarious! Funny action movies of the 80's.
  Deb S Super Reviewer
• Feb 17, 2009

  Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn star in this action-packed romantic adventure. Rick Jarmin (Gibson) is a man who has been hiding under the FBI witness relocation program since the 1960s, when he is unexpectantly discovered by an old girlfriend (Hawn) in 1990. Together they lead a wild cross-country scramble when the man he put in jail is released. Happy-go-lucky hairdresser Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) did a good turn fifteen years ago when he gave the government a much-needed testimony in a court case that put a dangerous drug dealer behind bars. The Witness Protection Program kept up its side of the bargain, moving him around over the years and hiding his identity. Now they have him working in a Detroit gas station, but his cover is blown when a former girlfriend, Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) discovers Rick at about the same time that the now-released, and very angry, drug dealer has caught up to him. A shootout ensues and Rick and his ex barely escape with their lives. Now the former lovers must flee together; on the run, they rediscover their shared past as they desperately try to keep one step ahead of the killers. Set against thrilling backdrops and fantastical settings, director John Badham's film is a funny and heartwarming romantic adventure highlighting the bumbling antics of Goldie Hawn and the action heroics of Mel Gibson.
  Martin D Super Reviewer

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