{"product_id":"1802318","title":"BIRDY (STANDARD EDITION) [BLU-RAY]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis:-          \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'Based on the acclaimed, \\u2018unfilmable\\u2019 novel by William Wharton, about a boy who dreams of flying, Alan Parker\\u2019s elliptical, ethereal film is just as vividly poetic as its source.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eBirdy is story of two unlikely boyhood friends, the confident and popular Al (Nicolas Cage \\u2013 Wild at Heart, Leaving Las Vegas) and Birdy (Matthew Modine \\u2013 Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things), awkward, withdrawn, and obsessed with birds. The advent of the war in Vietnam shatters their youth, and they both return irrevocably changed \\u2013 one physically traumatised, the other emotionally fractured.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThis unique and affecting film from director Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Angel Heart), features skilful, highly committed central performances from young stars Modine and Cage (who allegedly had teeth removed for his gruelling role), and a wonderful score by Peter Gabriel. Birdy is a great unsung gem of 1980s cinema, and is presented here in a brand-new, director-approved 2K restoration.'\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eExtras   'INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e2K restoration supervised and approved by director Alan Parker\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eOriginal stereo audio\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eNew and exclusive audio commentary with Parker and the BFI\\u2019s Justin Johnson\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe Abstraction of War (2019, 25 mins): actor Matthew Modine fondly remembers the experience of working with the cast and crew of Birdy\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Fly (2019, 14 mins): screenwriters Jack Behr and Sandy Kroopf reflect on the challenges of adapting an \\u2018unfilmable\\u2019 novel\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003ePeter Gabriel on Making the Music for \\u2018Birdy\\u2019 (2000, 7 mins): archival interview with the acclaimed composer\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eBird Watching (2019, 17 mins): a personal appreciation of the work of author William Wharton by filmmaker Keith Gordon\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eNo Hard Feelings (1976, 55 mins): Parker\\u2019s early film, which follows a troubled young man in wartime London\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eImage galleries: promotional and publicity material, and a selection of rare items from Matthew Modine\\u2019s personal collection\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing'","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125786329473,"sku":"1802318","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5060697923315_641B18EB.png?v=1766579791","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1802318","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}