“Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.”
Ironweed
6.3
144 votes·1987
·2h 23m
·MovieDrama
Overview
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
forgivenessloyaltyhomelessnessdrifteraccidental deathalcoholicestranged fatherhaunted by the pastdrunkennessghosts of the pasthobo1930s
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
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