Bird on a Wire (film)

Bird on a Wire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Badham
Written by	Louis Venosta David Seltzer
Produced by	Rob Cohen
Starring	Mel Gibson Goldie Hawn David Carradine Bill Duke
Cinematography	Robert Primes
Edited by	Frank Morriss Dallas Puett
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Interscope Communications The Badham/Cohen Group
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$138.7 million

Bird on a Wire is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. Gibson portrays a man in the witness protection program who is unexpectedly reunited with his former girlfriend, played by Hawn, and both find themselves on the run. Critical reception was mixed, but the film was a box office hit.