# Bird on a Wire (1990)

> A fugitive living under FBI protection is forced to reunite with his former fiancée while corrupt agents pursue them across America.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1158

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Adventure
- Director: John Badham
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance, Harry Caesar, Jeff Corey
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099141/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, frantic, playful, lazy saturday, action comedy night

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- [Three Fugitives (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/19801)
- [Catchfire (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/20626)
- [Stakeout (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/5907)
- [Seems Like Old Times (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/17114)
- [Another Midnight Run (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/118407)
- [Something Wild (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/6288)
- [The Getaway (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/1434)
- [My Blue Heaven (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/9923)
- [Out of Sight (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/926)
- [Fled (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/11177)

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