Bird On A Wire

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Mel Gibson Director: John Badham Original UK Premiere: 1990 Dvd Release: 8th March, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish Dubbed In: German, Italian, Spanish

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This action-comedy from 1990 makes the critical mistake of trying to mix a potentially suspenseful plot with the kind of humour that Mel Gibson can only get away with in his Lethal Weapon movies. It doesnt work here because the movies supposed to be a Hitchcockian thriller & Mels wisecracking, not to mention some implausible plot twists & ridiculous chase scenes, makes it impossible to take any of this movie seriously. It works best as a lightweight vehicle for Gibson & Goldie Hawn, who bring their own established appeal to their roles as old lovers who are reunited under unexpectedly dangerous circumstances. After testifying against some drug-running killers, Mels been safe under the protection of the FBIs witness relocation program, & Goldie coincidentally enters his life again just as the bad guys are hot on Mels trail. They join up & go on the run from the villains & ... well, lets just say director John Badham doesnt have any big surprises up his sleeve. Goldie & Mel are enjoyable, as always, but youd have to be their biggest fan to watch this movie more than once.

Goldie Hawn is a Washington, D,C. born actress who began her career as one of the regular cast members on the 1960s sketch comedy show Laugh-In. Noted equally for her chipper attitude & her bikini & painted body, she personified a 60s it-girl. On the show she would often break out into high-pitched giggles in the middle of a joke, yet in the next moment deliver a very polished performance. She embodied both the concept of the free-loving hippie girl & the determined feminist. Hawn won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1969 film Cactus Flower. Into the 1970s & 1980s Hawn remained a popular figure in entertainment, appearing in various films She gathered great respect as a comedic actress, outspoken on her liberal political views. Her career died down a bit until 1992 when she revitalized it opposite Bruce Willis & Meryl Streep in the film Death Becomes Her. She eventually came full circle playing an aging actress in the late 90s film The First Wives Club opposite Bette Midler & Diane Keaton. Posters Of Goldie Hawn

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Mel Gibson is an American -born Australian -reared actor, director & producer best known for either acting in Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart & directing The Passion of the Christ. He was born Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson in Peekskill, New York, the sixth child of eleven born to Hutton Gibson & Ann. Mel was born with a rare physical anomaly called Horseshoe kidney. His two kidneys are fused at the base into a U shape. This fusion anomaly occurs in about one of every 400 people. Although he maintained his United States citizenship, he was raised in Australia from the age of twelve. Following a victory on the TV game show Jeopardy!, Gibsons father, Hutton, moved his family to Australia in 1968 in protest of the Vietnam War & because he believed that changes in American society were immoral. Some people have attacked Hutton Gibson for religious views that he says are based on traditional Catholicism & on his political opinions. Posters Of Mel Gibson

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