Ironweed
1987 · Movie · 2h 23m · R
Drama
"Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen."
Overview
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
56/100
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
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Themes
forgivenessloyaltyhomelessnessdrifteraccidental deathalcoholicestranged fatherhaunted by the pastdrunkennessghosts of the pasthobo1930s