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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.
- $27 million
- John Morris
- December 18, 1987
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.
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- Drama
- Hector Babenco
- 1988-02-12
“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.
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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Summaries. 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. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has ...
Ironweed. 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. By chance, he encounters Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) and together, they wax nostalgic ...
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. 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. Cast & Crew. Read More. Hector Babenco. Director. Meryl Streep. Helen Archer. Jack Nicholson.
