Bird on a Wire (1990)

An attorney and her former fiancé who's been in the Witness Protection Program since ratting out drug runners go on the run after she blows his cover.

Director: John Badham
Cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Mel Gibson, Jeff Corey, Bill Duke, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Joan Severance, Alex Bruhanski, Clyde Kusatsu, Florence Patterson, Harry Caesar, Jackson Davies, John Pyper-Ferguson, Tim Healy, Wes Tritter
Runtime: 01h 50m
Type: Movie

Bird on a Wire (1990)

An attorney and her former fiancé who's been in the Witness Protection Program since ratting out drug runners go on the run after she blows his cover.

Director: John Badham
Cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Mel Gibson, Jeff Corey, Bill Duke, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Joan Severance, Alex Bruhanski, Clyde Kusatsu, Florence Patterson, Harry Caesar, Jackson Davies, John Pyper-Ferguson, Tim Healy, Wes Tritter
Runtime: 01h 50m
Type: Movie
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