Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire (1990) is John Badham's breezy action-comedy, and you can watch online on iFILM. Mel Gibson stars as Rick Jarmin, a man who has spent fifteen years swapping identities under federal witness protection.

His quiet cover collapses in a single moment. Old flame Marianne (Goldie Hawn) spots him at a gas station, and her recognition tips off the very men he once helped put away. A crooked ex-cop played by David Carradine walks out of prison wanting only one thing: payback. From there it's car chases through Detroit, a shootout in a zoo among lions and flamingos, and the two leads bickering nonstop about a relationship they never finished fifteen years back.

Badham, fresh off WarGames, bets everything on his stars' chemistry rather than airtight plotting — and that spark is exactly why people still watch. Light, loud and unpretentious, it's the kind of movie for a night when you want chases and banter instead of depth. Stream Bird on a Wire (1990) online on iFILM.