Philly boys Al and Birdy became friends in high school despite the extreme difference in their personalities, Al being the popular and athletic extrovert, Birdy the antisocial "weird" introvert. Al gave Birdy his nickname because of his fascination - obsession really - with birds, especially with flight. Al and Birdy have just completed their service of duty in the Vietnam War and have returned to the States. Al sustained some serious physical injuries, which required major reconstructive surgery to his face. Birdy, however, returned from Vietnam seemingly emotionally scarred. He was missing in action for one month. He has not spoken since he was found. Despite his own medical issues, Al travels to the institution where Birdy is being kept to see if he can assist in getting Birdy out of his near comatose state. Having always had issues with authority, Al is less than forthright with the doctors about Birdy's mental state prior to the war. As Al tries whatever he can to help Birdy using tools from their shared history prior to the war, he deals with his own post-war mental state. 转贴《鸟人：在福柯关照下的症候分析》。他是我生命的一部分。残酷的人生梦想。给艾尔。I’m the Bird.But I cannot Fly.。抑制着，你即将喷发的疯狂。。。。FIFF17丨FAY5《鸟人》：梦想会在一地碎渣里涅槃生长。那是一种热情洋溢的爱恋。当世界都疯狂的时候。久违了。 伯迪（马修·莫迪恩 Matthew Modine 饰）是个从小活在幻想中的孩子，他一直向往鸟的生活，羡慕他们有翅膀可以飞翔，自己也兴致勃勃地动手制作翅膀，幻想有朝一日飞上天空。越战爆发打断少年美梦。战场上残忍的一幕幕让内心脆弱的伯迪受到极大刺激，终于失去理智，成为现实意义中的“精神病人”，被送进医院。在医院里，他从不说话，每天以鸟的姿态蹲着，以鸟的方式吃东西，在牢笼里望着一方小小的蓝天向往飞翔。为了治疗伯迪，医院找来他的儿时好友艾尔（尼古拉斯·凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰），希望他能引导伯迪重新和人交流。艾尔用大量共同回忆开启伯迪的心智，也认识到对伯迪来说只有飞翔的梦想是永恒的…… 本片根据威廉 ·霍顿发表于1978年的小说改编而成，曾获戛纳电影节评委会大奖。
