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Ironweed

Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.

1987 · R · 2h 23m

Directed by Héctor Babenco

6.4

TMDB audience score
149 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Jack Nicholson
    Francis Phelan

  • Meryl Streep
    Helen Archer

  • Carroll Baker
    Annie Phelan

  • Michael O'Keefe
    Billy

  • Diane Venora
    Peg

  • Fred Gwynne
    Oscar Reo

  • Margaret Whitton
    Katrina

  • Tom Waits
    Rudy

  • Jake Dengel
    Pee Wee

  • Nathan Lane
    Harold Allen

  • James Gammon
    Reverend Chester

  • Laura Esterman
    Nora

  • Will Zahrn
    Rowdy Dick

  • Joe Grifasi
    Jack

  • Hy Anzell
    Rosskam

  • Bethel Leslie
    Librarian

  • Richard Hamilton
    Donovan

  • Black-Eyed Susan
    Clara