Director Alan Parker recounts difficulties in filming in Philadelphia, discusses subjects of madness and Vietnam in Birdy, compared to other films.  By N. Dlugash

Newsweek [microform]. [0028-9604 ] [Livingston, N.J., etc., Newsweek, inc., etc.]
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Favorable review of director and actors.  By N. Dlugash

Newsweek [microform]. [0028-9604 ] [Livingston, N.J., etc., Newsweek, inc., etc.]
Call#: Microfilm cont 388

Favorable review of Birdy, describing it as taking “a lot of chances”.  Describes working-class, South Philadelphia as unlikely setting.  By N. Dlugash

Director Alan Parker compares Philadelphia with his own working-class neighborhood in London, describes Philadelphia as the “heart of this story”.  By N. Dlugash

Summary of Birdy.  By N. Dlugash

Janet E. Lorenz, “Witness”, Magill’s Cinema Annual, 1986

Plot synopsis, comparison between Amish culture and mainstream culture, list of reviews.  By N. Dlugash

Kyle Counts, “Birdy”, Magill’s Cinema Annual 1985, p.93

Discussion of director/producer Alan Parker’s insistence on filming in Philadelphia (as in novel), describing it as a “background of hopelessness W.C. Fields, Birdy, or anyone else would yearn to soar above”.  By N. Dlugash

Favorable review of Birdy, citing it as director Alan Parker’s “personal best”.   By N. Dlugash

Social and ethical implications of depicting Amish life, negative response by the Amish to Witness.  By N. Dlugash

Current and historical information on the Cannes International Film Festival, in particular with relation to American cinema. Two Philadelphian films, Witness and Birdy, take part in the 1985 Cannes International Film Festival.  By N. Dlugash

Favorable opinion of Philadelphia as a filming location, with quotations from producer Edward Feldman and location manager Mike Meehan. By N. Dlugash

Comparison of two cultures, unsuccessful romantic subplot. Negative depiction of Philadelphia as “Hell on Earth”, used to contrast Amish countryside. By N. Dlugash

Two experts on Amish culture, Merle Good and John A. Hostetler, argue about the pros and cons of Weir’s depiction of the Amish.  By N. Dlugash

Favorable review of screenplay’s juxtaposition of Amish and modern, urban culture, description of Amish life as depicted in Witness.  By N. Dlugash