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Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane, and Tom Waits in supporting roles.
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.
In Depression-era Albany, NY, washed-up baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after a tragic accident led him to desert his family. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink.
“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.
Dec 9, 2019 · Ironweed 1987 An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades. Director: Hector Babenco Writers: William Kennedy ...
Ironweed. In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt over accidentally killing his infant son led him to...
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Ironweed. 1987 · 2 hr 24 min. R. Drama. Jack Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, a washed-up ballplayer who deserted his family back in the 1910s when he accidentally killed his infant son by dropping him. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink. Subtitles: English.
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An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades. Albany, New York, Halloween 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. He was a Major League pitcher; she was a singer on the radio.
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