Prizzi's Honor
1985
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“Ironweed,” directed by Brazilian Hector Babenco, whose familiarity with the human sewers of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero made “Pixote” one of the best films of 1981, is a movie of moods, locales and voices.
60% Tomatometer 25 Reviews. 59% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt...
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"Ironweed" is a good movie and a scathing indictment of life in modern America. Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep effectively portray a pair of homeless bums on the cold late October streets of Albany, New York during the Great Depression.
Jan 10, 1982 · IRONWEED. In this third novel in Kennedy's Depression-Albany series, the focus is on aging, bumming Francis Phelan, sire of small-town gambler Billy (Billy Phelan's Greatest Came, 1978); and again the grand-talking prose curlicues in extravagant declamations, levitates into hellfire profanations, and celebrates the bonding of an underculture's ...
The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 25 critics. At the time of its release, it garnered enthusiasm because of the presence of stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.
Ironweed Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal. Few would argue Meryl Streep's Oscar loss to Cher in "Moonstruck." Neither...
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Feb 12, 1988 · Ironweed: Directed by Hector Babenco. With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe. An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
