The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic70/100
401 audience votes
Key crew
- Barbet SchroederDirector
- Jack BaranOriginal Music Composer
- Charles BukowskiScreenplay
Cast
- Mickey RourkeHenry Chinaski
- Faye DunawayWanda Wilcox
- Alice KrigeTully Sorenson
- Jack NanceDetective
- J.C. QuinnJim
- Frank Stallone Jr.Eddie
- Sandy MartinJanice
- Roberta BassinLilly
- Gloria LeRoyGrandma Moses
- Joe UngerBen
- Harry CohnRick
- Pruitt Taylor VinceJoe
Stills
Themes
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