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Critic William Thomas
rated 6

Mel Gibson is the pony-tailed FBI informant with a new identity who bumps into old girlfriend Goldie Hawn (who thought he was dead) while trying to escape the bad guys who want him kept quiet — for good.

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Cast & Crew

John Badham
Director
David Carradine
As Eugene Sorensen
Stephen Tobolowsky
As Joe Weyburn
Mel Gibson
As Richard "Rick" Jarmin
Jeff Corey
As Lou Baird
Kevin McNulty
As Brad
Blu Mankuma
As Plainclothesman
Clyde Kusatsu
As Mr. Takawaki

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Looking for a fresh start, an FBI informant with a new identity reunites with his former flame, only to be pursued by vengeful criminals and corrupt agents. With their lives on the line, they must use all their wit and resourcefulness to clear their names and find love in this action-packed romantic comedy.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Bird on a Wire include The Three Musketeers, The Jewel of the Nile, Cherry 2000, Big Trouble in Little China, Lethal Weapon 2, Deathstalker II.

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Bird on a Wire was released in theaters on May 18, 1990.