Ironweed
1987 · Movie · 144 min. · United States
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.
Direction Héctor Babenco
Cast Jack Nicholson · Meryl Streep · Carroll Baker · Michael O'Keefe · Tom Waits · Fred Gwynne · Margaret Whitton · Nathan Lane · Diane Venora · Jake Dengel · James Gammon · Joe Grifasi · Bethel Leslie · Richard Hamilton · Laura Esterman · Frank Whaley · Ted Levine
Soundtrack John Morris
Screenplay William Kennedy
Cinematography Lauro Escorel
Original title Ironweed
6.1
982 votes (FilmAffinity)
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