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Plot

The can't-miss teaming of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn is squandered on a clumsy, illogical romantic melodrama. Running across her old boyfriend Gibson at a Wisconsin gas station, Hawn is astounded that he seems not to recognize her. How could she have known that Gibson was put into the Witness Relocation Program after testifying against a homicidal mob boss (say, don't they usually alter your appearance when they put you in that program?) Curious over Gibson's furtive behavior, Hawn unknowingly sets herself up as a target for the bad guys. The whole affairs culminates in an after-hours showdown at a zoo (a plot device vastly improved upon in the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle Eraser). While Bird on a Wire admittedly has its moments of enjoyment, most of the film is on a par with Gibson's embarrassing, homophobic scene with a pair of epicine hairdressers. And whoever heard of the Chinatown section of Racine, Wisconsin?
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
110min.
Theatrical Release Date:
05/18/1990
DVD Release Date:
07/22/1998
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
Themes:
Woman In Jeopardy,Witness Protection
Tone:
Goofy,Talky,Tense,Humorous
Keywords:
criminal,drugs,killing,lawyer,love,on-the-road,on-the-run,relocation,revenge,role-switching,romance,witness
Country of Origin:
USA (05-18-1990)
Language:
English