▁originally ▁owned ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Pictures , ▁which ▁trad ed ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁at ▁East wood ' s ▁inst ig ation , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Columbia ' s ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Kevin ▁Cost ner ▁vehicle , ▁Re ven ge . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁delay ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁while ▁the ▁trade ▁was ▁completed , ▁and ▁by ▁then ▁P ry or ▁had ▁lost ▁interest . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁eventually ▁shot ▁in ▁ 5 2 ▁days ▁for ▁$ 1 4 . 4 ▁million , ▁not ▁counting ▁East wood ' s ▁fee , ▁although ▁in ▁inter views ▁East wood ▁sometimes ▁said ▁the ▁film ▁only ▁cost ▁$ 9 ▁million ▁to ▁make . ▁Loc ations ▁used ▁for ▁film ing ▁include ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Valley , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Bird ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁scoring ▁an ▁ 8 2 % ▁" F resh " ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁from ▁ 2 2 ▁reviews . ▁Forest ▁Whit aker ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁Parker ▁received ▁positive ▁not ices ▁and ▁several ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁nom ination . ▁Cl int ▁East wood ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁for ▁Best ▁Director . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Academy