Bird on a Wire (1990) poster
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FilmPG-131990

Bird on a Wire

ComedyRomanceAdventure

Directed by John Badham

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge. From TMDB

44 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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Bird on a Wire is a 1990 comedy romance adventure film, directed by John Badham, starring Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and David Carradine.

  • 41 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon
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  • Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    A game that asks the question, "What if FBI agents aren't always cool like in the X-Files and Twin Peaks?" Also has some Iggy Pop and is the only game ever to license the use of the 1990s movie "Bird on a Wire" -> 75% off!! -> store.steampowered.com/app/762830/T...

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  • TimBert @timbert.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    Seems like a lot of people are posting Cardinal pictures today, so I will throw this one out there. It makes me think of that movie with Goldie Hawn, "Bird on a Wire."

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  • The Phantom of the Mead Hall Bard @themeadhallbard.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    So. Tonight’s feature film. “Bird on a Wire” right? RIGHT?

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  • Chris Cooper @dayewalker.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    #Junesploitation Day 3: David Carradine! Today it's time for BIRD ON A WIRE. A movie I've always heard not-so-great things about, but I think it'll be fun for what it is.

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  • David Desi Pubs Dason @davidjesudason.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    My rare few good childhood memories revolve around the Point. I even enjoyed it when it was taken over by EasyJet (!) and you could see indie films for a £. Played Mortal Kombat in the arcades, went on my first-ever date and saw many a terrible 90s film like Bird on a Wire

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  • Dave Rackliff @daverackliff.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    #Filmsky Film 4: First watch of Bird on a Wire. Fairly standard 80s/early 90s action comedy with bad guys having way too much connections in the FBI, Mel Gibson basically being Martin Riggs and Goldie Hawn screaming a lot 5/10

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  • Dave Mueller @dave-mueller.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    One of my favorite unsung movies of his is BIRD ON A WIRE with Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. I don't watch it as much now as I avoid a certain actor's oeuvre, but it was a good film. Just the kind of fun action/comedy/romance (with dark undertones) that you don't see much anymore.

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  • Michael Myers CGI mask from Halloween: Twenty Years Later @brodieman34.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    The number one movie at the box office on your 10th birthday is how 2025 will turn out for you (Bsky doesn’t have gifs for Bird On A Wire or Cadillac Man, so I went with the #1 movie the day after my birthday)

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  • Carlos Yu @carloshasanax.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2025

    oh lord my feed today could be called, "crazy shit professional class Americans believe about their own country". there was a Goldie Hawn movie called BIRD ON A WIRE that had a chase scene through Racine, Wisconsin's extensive Chinatown. it's that inaccurate.

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  • Rin @rinn2024.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    Loved every single film except Bird on a Wire. I have never watched it because I am not interested in Mel Gibson films. I do love watching Goldie Hawn, she is fabulous. I actually watched her the other day in the film Overboard, it's hilarious.

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  • David @davidbtn2.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Day 19: The worst film you've ever seen. I don't know if it's 'the worst' as such but it's the only movie I've seriously considered walking out of the cinema over. 'Bird on a Wire' What I thought would be a lighthearted comedy caper turned out to trite pile of hooey with a nasty homophobic centre

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  • ☆͏Weir͏d͏y͏J͏i͏m͏☆͏🎃🌈⃤ @beardyjim.comBluesky · Oct 14, 2023

    Watched the 90s classic "Bird on a Wire" earlier (for the umpteenth time)... Really love that film! But how did I not notice the credits go up before? And when was that a thing? I'm old, so should remember it, but apparently the current trend of credits going down is all I remember!

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  • Ram Prakash @[email protected]Mastodon · Jan 8, 2023

    First #birding of the year and it yielded a Loggerhead Shrike in one of my favourite themes - Number 5 of #BirdOnAWire ;-) #bird #photography #birdphotography #birdwatching

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  • Ricky B @ambivalentricky.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    Doesn’t look like film names were changed, but both “The Mighty Quinn” and “Bird on a Wire” contain those songs. Also, has anyone actually seen this movie? Sounds decent en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mig...

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  • Michael 🔪🎃👻 @fumikechu.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2026

    Bird on a Wire. Another Mel Gibson 1990 movie with a great soundtrack. Time for a remake. Wyatt Russell as Rick OR Kate Hudson as Muffy, but not both.

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  • Brigid E. McBride. 🐝🌱🇮🇪🇨🇦🇺🇦 @brigidemcbride.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    I only watched Bird on a Wire for Goldie Hawn. Only you know who movie I think i ever watched. (I never saw Signs either).

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  • ladyday93tjfgg.bsky.social @ladyday93tjfgg.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    Or possibly to Johnny Cash who had a hit with "Bird On A Wire." Or the other Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase movie "Bird on a Wire...." LOL #TCMParty #noiralley.

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  • Matthew @oceansage771.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    I wrote a movie review for John Badham's Bird on a Wire (1990) starring Goldie Hawn & Mel Gibson. boxd.it/bIpkzf

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  • Dave Mueller @dave-mueller.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    Bird on a Wire? The John Badham film.

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  • Everything Action @everythingaction.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2025

    Taking its title from the Leonard Cohen song, the 1990 movie Bird on a Wire featured a new version of the song from The Neville Brothers on its soundtrack

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  • Dawn Photography @dawnphotography.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2025

    Beautiful colour sky & main subjects ‘Bird on a Wire’ like the film 📸💕

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  • Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    Monday Morning Insomnia Cinema Club - Bird on a Wire. Goldie Hawn is funny, Mel Gibson (if you block out the last twenty years) is charming and up for some pretty silly stunts. Stephen Tobolowsky plays the mildest of bad guys. A completely forgettable film. Mildly fun...

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  • BitterOldPunk @bitteroldpunk.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2023

    Fan Tan Alley — Narrowest street in Canada! They filmed a motorcycle chase there for the film “Bird On A Wire”.

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  • hollyweirdnorth.bsky.social @hollyweirdnorth.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Her brother John Badham is an American film and television director, best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever, Dracula, Blue Thunder, WarGames, Short Circuit, Stakeout, Bird on a Wire, The Hard Way, Point of No Return, Drop Zone, and Nick of Time.

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  • Barkeromo!!! @barkeromo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    Bird on a Wire was NOT a horrible DVD movie.

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 16, 2026

    June 17 : Have an Adventure That Starts Accidentally #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #BirdOnAWire (1990) An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys and is swept away on a dangerous adventure. #GoldieHawn #MelGibson

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    The (movie) Bird On a Wire 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Romance) (iMDB) 6.3 Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance

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  • Bill Nemacheck @billnemacheck.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    To this day, Bird on a Wire, a movie I saw once, annoys me. They took a ferry, across Lake Michigan, from Racine, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan. For reference, Racine is just south of Milwaukee. I'm insulted all over again, just thinking about this.

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  • kevin2019 @kevin2019TMDB reviews · Jan 16, 2026

    "Bird on a Wire" is an incredibly engaging, entertaining, and well made action comedy which is very reminscient of "Midnight Run" (1988) on more than one occasion. After all, the general frame work - two people being pursued across the country - is principally the same, except this film successfully manages to be able to stand alone. It moves at a wonderfully cracking pace and it is full of funny and thrilling action sequences - the scenes which take place at the zoo during the final climatic…

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  • D.A. Rosenthal @darosenthal.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    had to re-read this three times before my brain stopped telling me that the last time you agreed about a movie was Bird on a Wire stressful times

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  • Siskel and Ebert Bot @siskel-ebert-bot.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2025

    Bird on a Wire (1990) Director: John Badham Cast: Mel Gibson, Blu Mankuma, David Carradine, Goldie Hawn, Joan Severance Watch Review wp / wd

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  • Derek St. John @derek117.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    ❤️❤️❤️ This movie. IMO, this was Chevy Chase's best movie. (Goldie's is "Shampoo" or "Bird on a Wire.")

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    The (movie) Bird On a Wire 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Romance) (iMDB) 6.2 Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 30, 2025

    The (movie) Bird On a Wire (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Australia) for AU$4.99 Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance Genre: (Romance) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bird_on_a_...

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  • Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    The only time I recall seeing AI gloves in film was Bird on a Wire

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  • Munir Rahool @munirrahool.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2025

    "Bird on a Wire" name of movie. It is one of Mel Gibson's... :)

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  • rarelightmare @rarelightmare.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    Watch these movie and normalize it Bird on a Wire was good.

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  • Stuart Ian Burns @feelinglistless.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2024

    Well, I can certainly cross Bird on a Wire off my list of “films featured on Empire covers” list. boxd.it/pI2lO

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  • Tim Kimber @timkimber.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 10, 2024

    Sometimes, Swarns wants an easy, 80s movie, so tonight we're watching Bird On A Wire with Goldie Hawn. It may be shit, it may be genius, we can't remember. Likely it falls somewhere betwixt the two...

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  • Hollywood Box @hollywoodboxMastodon · Apr 28, 2024

    "Revisiting some iconic Goldie Hawn classics this weekend. #BirdOnAWire and #DeathBecomesHer never fail to entertain! If you're a fan, share your favorite moments from these films! #GoldieHawn #MovieMarathon #WeekendVibes"

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  • yoha @yohannahu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2024

    So the Neville Brothers sang Leonard Cohen’s Bird on a Wire for this movie which is not what I was expecting.

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  • Quin Firefrorefiddle @qfirefrorefiddle.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2024

    Bird on a Wire should not have been a watchable movie, but between him and Goldie Hawn....

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  • GenerationofSwine @GenerationofSwineTMDB reviews · Jan 12, 2023

    I am currently attempting to con my wife into watching this, not because it's a great movie, but because I know it's the kind of movie that she is going to laugh at and enjoy. It has that humor that people that are ESL can really pick up on without having to be an expert native speaker to follow the word play... ... but then again, she's actually gotten good enough with English that she's watching and enjoying Monty Python so, who knows if that still applies. As I said, it's not a great film,…

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  • JPV852 @JPV852TMDB reviews · Nov 6, 2021

    Serviceable and entertaining, but throwaway action-romance-comedy with both Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn showing their individual charms. However, the plot is thin and the action kind of average. There's not a whole lot here memorable for either of the stars. Guess it's fine for a lazy Saturday. 3.0/5

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