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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 · A drama film based on William Kennedy's novel, set in Albany, New York, during the Great Depression. It follows the lives of two alcoholic drifters, Francis and Helen, who reunite in their hometown and face their past and present struggles.
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- Drama
- Hector Babenco
- 1988-02-12
A movie of moods, locales and voices, set in the Depression-era Albany, where two drunks, played by Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, face their past and present. Roger Ebert praises the actors' performances and the director's vision, but criticizes the lack of drama and suspense.
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 desert his...
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- Hector Babenco
- R
- Jack Nicholson
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.
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.
Apr 3, 2009 · Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are has-beens on the outside of society, homeless, hungry and surrounded by dreams of what could have been. Now the drifter plans to confront his family.
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