| | Bird On A Wire DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Dramas Movies, Comedies Videos, Action, Romance, Recommended, On-The-Run, Switching Roles | | Starring | Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance, Blu Mankuma | | Director | John Badham |
DVD. Feature film. 110 min. Rated PG-13. Widescreen. Notes , bios, film hilites, & trailer. Captions in Engl. Subtitle s in Spanish. Dolby surround. Sound in Engl. & French. 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. Theatrical release: May 18, 1990.
Shot on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The title of the film comes from the Leonard Cohen song "Bird on a Wire."
Estimated budget: $35 million.
Bird On A Wire Quotes/Excerpts: "You come to Detroit and you rent a Beamer? That's like going to Germany to eat Jimmy Dean sausages."--Rick (Mel Gibson) to Marianne (Goldie Hawn)
Bird On A Wire Reviews: "...A premium romantic duo....Slick production values..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Bird On A Wire | List Price | $9.99 (You save $2.94) | | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 1990 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3994  | | CD Universe Part number | 1282378 | | Catalog number | 61020318 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 22, 1998 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Running Time | 110 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Widescreen |
Bird On A Wire Movie Review Average Rating: (2.5 out of 5 stars)   perfect
ive never enjoyed a film more!! its goldie and mel at their utmost best not only in action but great lines!! definately a keeper!!
Submitted by ami (england)
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 Awful!
Corny dialogue, witless plotting, over reliance on coincidences, dreadful "hammy" acting, lashed with racism, sexism and blatant homophobia.
I saw this film on TV recently and was shocked at the obvious moneygrabbing purpose of the thing. The production team were obviously relying on the perceived "charm" of the two leads to bring audiences in: but this is not a film that will ever disturb the "greatest ever" lists. Be warned; this is a waste of time! unless of course you like that sort of thing. (and 16 years on, Mel's hair is just, as my title suggests, awful!)
Submitted by Katherine (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
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 FUNNY, ROMANTIC AND SOME ACTION.
GOLDIE HAWN IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT! MEL GIBSON IS VERY GOOD IN THIS FILM. I'M GLAD I BOUGHT IT. IT'S A KEEPER.
Submitted by jad128 (PITTSBURGH,PA USA) 
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A cute adventure comedy. Perfect selection of cast with Goldie Hawn and Mel Gibson.
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