Synopsis
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic56/100
146 audience votes
Key crew
- Héctor BabencoDirector
- William KennedyScreenplay
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack NicholsonFrancis Phelan
- Meryl StreepHelen Archer
- Carroll BakerAnnie Phelan
- Michael O'KeefeBilly
- Diane VenoraPeg
- Fred GwynneOscar Reo
- Margaret WhittonKatrina
- Tom WaitsRudy
- Jake DengelPee Wee
- Nathan LaneHarold Allen
- James GammonReverend Chester
- Laura EstermanNora
Stills
Themes
forgivenessloyaltyhomelessnessdrifteraccidental deathalcoholicestranged fatherhaunted by the pastdrunkennessghosts of the pasthobo1930s