Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire is a 1990 feature film about an old flame who discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys. The title refers to the Leonard Cohen song "Bird on a Wire". The alley motorcycle chase scene was filmed in Victoria BC, Chinatown in Fan Tan Alley. He's every woman's dream and one woman's nightmare Rick Jarmin [repeated line] This can't be good for you. You come to Detroit and you rent a Beamer? That's like going to Germany and eating Jimmy Dean sausages! Dialogue Rick: What the hell are you doing here? Marianne: Me? What the hell are you doing here? Rick: Being shot in the butt. [in an airplane] Rick: Put your head between your knees. Marianne: [doing so] Now what? Rick: Kiss your ass goodbye. We got no wheels, and we're coming down! Marianne: What are you doing here? Rick: I missed you. Now hop on... Rick: That ought to cover the damages. Raun: What damages? [Rick rides a motorbike through the closed salon door.] Cast Mel Gibson as Rick Jarmin Goldie Hawn as Marianne Graves David Carradine as Eugene Sorenson Bill Duke as Albert Diggs Stephen Tobolowsky as Joe Weyburn Joan Severance as Rachel Varney Jeff Corey as Lou Baird External links Bird on a Wire (film) 0099141 Category:American action films Category:1990 American films Category:1990 English-language films Category:American comedy films Category:Films set in Detroit Category:Films directed by John Badham