{"product_id":"birdy-blu-ray-uk-import","title":"Birdy Blu-Ray (UK Import)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBirdy Blu-Ray (UK Import)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIndicator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Birdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e1984\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSA\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegion code: \u003c\/strong\u003eA\/B\/C\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents: \u003c\/strong\u003eBlu-Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN: \u003c\/strong\u003e5060697923315\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85:1 (1080p)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHDR: \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEnglish - Original Stereo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitles: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish SDH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlan Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the acclaimed, ‘unfilmable’ novel by William Wharton, about a boy who dreams of flying, Alan Parker’s elliptical, ethereal film is just as vividly poetic as its source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirdy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026nbsp;is story of two unlikely boyhood friends, the confident and popular Al (Nicolas Cage –\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild at Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeaving Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Birdy (Matthew Modine –\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), awkward, withdrawn, and obsessed with birds. 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