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Bird on a Wire (Widescreen)

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Another great movie with Mel Gibson. Goldie Hawn and Mel are at their best in this movie. I have seen it approximately 10 times on VHS so had to buy it on DVD

A Hot-Shot Corporate Lawyer (Oscar-Winner:Goldie Hawn) meets a Mysterious Man (Mel Gibson), which She hasn`t seen Him in Years but One of them was Involve something in the Past and Now Two Hit-Men (David Carradine and Bill Duke) are After Them.

Directed by John Badham (Short Circuit, The Hard Way, Steakout) made a Entertaining Comic Thriller with Delightful Comic Performances by Hawn and Gibson. Lame at Times, but This is a Formulaic Action-Comedy (Which it was a Box Office Hit), those are Fans of the Leads. Panavision. Grade:B.

When this was out critics bashed this movie had very few nice things to say about Bird on a wire. The truth is the critics are wrong Bird on a wire is full of action and funny too. I like it how they paired up Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn for this movie Mel Gibson acts exactly like he does in Lethal Weapon. I never get what the critics are talking about the movie is funny and never is there a dull moment and the stunts are funny. It is sure worth buying or at least renting.

I think that Bird on A Wire was a brilliant movie because the Writers and Producers brought 2 wonderful actors together to make the stunning movie it is. With the comedy of Goldie Honking the BMW Horn and driving crazy to the suspense of the story of her old boyfriend Rick(Mel Gibson) who was supposed to have gotten killed years and years before.
This movie is one of my family's favorites and they have rented it and watched it more than 8 times! I think that Bird on A Wire is very good Classic and even though it was made in 1990 it is still a huge hit for the young and old.
In fact if you can I would say first before buying it you should rent it at your local movie renting store and watching it before buying it so you can see just how funny, suspenseful and Story-packed this movie is.
I rate this movie FIVE STARS because of this great combination to make this movie the most undescribable and fun movie in years that I have seen as a 'Classic'.

At some point my wife and I had the conversation where you talk about who is sexiest person in movies. She named Mel Gibson and I named Goldie Hawn. After she did the expected double take, I pointed out that Mel and Goldie had done a movie together, "Bird on a Wire," that neither one of us liked. This 1990 film clearly wanted to be a Hitchcock film, but with a broader sense of humor that the master of suspense ever evidenced in any of his masterpieces. Director John Badham clearly settled on a particular voice in this film, and it was just the wrong one.

Gibson is Rick Jarmin, who is in the Federal Witness Protection program because he testified against some government narcs 15 years earlier and they are still looking for him. Now he is working in a gas station in Detroit. Hawn is Marianne Graves, a New York lawyer, who drives into the gas station and recognizes him. He does it, but she knows better, and when she returns to confront him she arrives just in time to save him from being killed by a couple of thugs. It turns out that 15 years ago they were dating each other and then he suddenly disappeared. In "North By Northwest" Cary Grant's life is detoured because he calls out to a boy with a message; in "Bird on a Wire" the we get hammered with two giant coincidences, one on top of another. So much for the subtlety of the master.

Besides, "Bird on a Wire" now turns into something of a slapstick comedy, full of stunts not to try at home. I know the obvious comparison at this point is to Mel Gibson's "Lethal Weapon" films, but there are more similarities to Hawn's "Foul Play." David Carradine is the bad guy who is gunning for Mel and Goldie, since she insists on tagging along. I am not sure why Hawn's character is a lawyer because you keep waiting for it to really matter in this film and it never happens. I would not mind Goldie slipping into her patented bimbo in distress role if they had not made a point of her being a lawyer in the first place. But then the opening sequences of "Bird on a Wire" are completely at odds with the rest of the film. Goldie Hawn is still at the top of my list, but despite this movie, not because of it.

This film is an old Mel Gibson movie. However, it's a good one with the comedy scemes and the little touch of action. Goldie Hawn plays an excellent role and adds to the story deliciously.

I enjoyed this movie a lot more than the critics. Maybe because I love goldie and mel, both of whom have been known to sign autographs for fans.

This movie has a great balance of Comedy, Romance and action. I just love it.

This is a movie to watch if you're just in the mood for some fun. Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn give great performances, and the title song by Aaron Neville adds a whole new dimension to the film. Joan Severance gives an extremely underrated performance as Gibson's shotgun-toting old flame, Dr. Rachel Varney, who helps Hawn and Gibson escape from her farm with their heads still sewn to their bodies. David Carradine is also in top form, and watch out for his sidekick, the menacing Bill Duke. If you want a fun movie, rent this one.

Melvin Gibson is absolutely as good as he can be in this film, doing the best job of comedic acting he is capable of, and looking as nice as he ever had looked to this point in his life. (Some say that Melvin Gibson is not aging well, but the fact is that he is growing old at the same rate we all are.) If you want to see Melvin Gibson in top form, check out this film. And Goldie Hawn ain't bad either.