Description |
*Birdy* - Region 4 DVD - is used, and in "very good" condition overall.
Disc rating: "". Light to medium level scratching and marking is apparent on the disc. The case has numerous dents and scratches, and displays overall signs of general wear.
***All used discs are quality checked prior to listing***
The item is exactly as pictured (I don't use stock photos). It will be packaged securely for shipping.
What you get (refer to pics)
If it's not on the list, it's not included
Guarantee |
I buy things on eBay as well, and completely understand how disappointing it
can be when something isn't exactly what I expected. As a result, I offer the
following guarantee on this listing. If for any reason this item isn't up to
your expectations in any way, simply return it and I'll give you a full refund of the item price - no questions asked!
Please note: any shipping and packaging charges incurred during the transaction are non-refundable. Leaving neutral or negative feedback concludes the transaction and voids this guarantee.
Synopsis* (possible spoiler alert) |
In a 1960s working-class neighbourhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a teenage boy nicknamed "Birdy" befriends his next-door neighbour Al Columbato, and relates to him his fascination with birds and their ability to fly. The two begin pursuing Birdy's hobby of catching pigeons and caging them in a large, wooden aviary that he has built outside his parents' home.
One night, the teenagers climb atop a refinery building, where Birdy hangs on the ledge to catch the pigeons roosting on it. Birdy loses his grip and falls several stories, but he lands on a pile of sand. Slightly dazed, he tells Al that during the fall, he flew. After Birdy is hospitalised for minor injuries, his parents dismantle the aviary.
Birdy concedes to Al's wishes of pursuing another venture. After they purchase and restore a 1953 Ford automobile, Al's father registers the vehicle. Al drives Birdy to an Atlantic City boardwalk, but they are arrested the next day after Mr. Columbato reports the car stolen. After bailing the boys out of jail, Mr. Columbato sells the vehicle. Birdy later confronts him, claiming that the car was not his to sell. Mr. Columbato offers Birdy a sum of money, which Birdy refuses in principle.
Birdy builds a new aviary in his bedroom and purchases two canaries. He names the female Perta and the male Alfonso (after his friend). Upon returning to school, Birdy encounters a classmate, Doris Robinson, and Al encourages him to ask her out on a date. At the prom, Birdy dances unenthusiastically with Doris, leaving her confused and humiliated. Afterwards, Doris drives him to a secluded spot, where Birdy lightly rejects her sexual advances. Birdy returns home to his bedroom and lies down naked in the aviary. In a semi-conscious state, he expresses that he wants to die and be born again as a bird. He then imagines himself flying like a bird around his room, throughout the house and outside in the neighbourhood.
Upon graduation, Al enlists and Birdy is drafted into the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, Birdy is placed in a mental hospital after being missing in action for a month. A flashback reveals that he was the sole survivor of a helicopter crash. Al is hospitalised in the same facility. His face is heavily bandaged for injuries that he sustained from an exploding bomb. Major Weiss, a military doctor, informs Al that, although Birdy's injuries are relatively minor, Birdy has not spoken since he was found. Al speaks to Birdy at length, but Al grows increasingly frustrated by his lack of response. He is then elated when Birdy smiles at a joke he makes. Weiss dismisses the response as dissociative behaviour.
Al suspects Birdy of feigning insanity to hide from the world, and he expresses to Birdy that he too wishes to hide due to his own injuries. Birdy unexpectedly responds by telling Al that he is "full of shit". Al alerts Weiss to Birdy's response, but when the doctor arrives, Birdy remains silent. Not seeing any progress, Weiss orders Al to leave, but Al pushes the doctor aside. After Weiss flees, two orderlies are sent in to subdue Al, who fights them and takes Birdy to the roof of the hospital. Birdy rushes to the ledge, raises his arms and jumps off the side of the roof as if he were about to fly. Thinking Birdy has plunged to severe injury, Al runs over to the ledge but finds Birdy on another level of the roof, perfectly fine. Birdy looks up at Al and says, "What?".
* Information sourced online in the public domain.
Shipping |
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Terms of Sale (the fine print) |
Unfortunately, a certain undesirable element has made the inclusion of these terms a necessity. They are as follows;
Disc Condition | Scratching/Marking | Rating |
Brand New | N/A | N/A |
Like New | Blemish Free | |
Very Good | Anywhere between Light and Medium | |
Good | Anywhere between Medium and High | |
Acceptable | Anywhere between High and Extreme |
Day | Hours |
Monday | 12pm - 10pm |
Tuesday | 10am - 2pm |
Wednesday | 12pm - 10pm |
Thursday | 10am - 2pm |
Friday | 12pm - 10pm |
Saturday | 10am - 2pm |
Sunday | 12pm - 10pm |