It's fun to watch my list grow, but we have such a long way to go. Birdy came out in 1984 and it has a dramatic soundtrack by Peter Gabriel. In fact, I wanted to sing along for a good chunk of the film. The film touched on a lot of issues like mental illness, bromance, and the war in Vietnam. It touched my heart, telling of the friendship between Al Columbato (played by Cage) and Birdy (played by Matthew Modine). Birdy's more than a little nutty, but also very passionate and brave; the kind of guy you might naturally admire. Naturally Al, a normal guy, takes to the weirdo.
As times go, they were both drafted to Vietnam, where Al gets seriously injured. In the hospital he finds that Birdy has totally dissasociated, and it seems like he may never get better. Not unless Al can get through to him.
Both stars were great in this film. I don't think there was anything in Birdy that didn't work. It was good, however it didn't give me quite the ride of my top three.
1. Raising Arizona
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Adaptation
4. Birdy
5. City of Angels
6. Gone in 60 Seconds
7. Matchstick Men
8. Vampire's Kiss
9. Face/Off
10. Honeymoon in Vegas
11. The Family Man
12. The Weather Man
13. The Croods
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