Ironweed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

143 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (5806 Reviews)

Director:

Hector Babenco

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Jack Nicholson Meryl Streep Carroll Baker Michael O'Keefe

Writer:

William Kennedy (novel)

William Kennedy (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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.

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