Ironweed (1987)

Title: Ironweed

Tagline: Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.

Genre: Drama

Director: Héctor Babenco

Cast: Jack Nicholson,Meryl Streep,Carroll Baker,Michael O'Keefe,Diane Venora,Fred Gwynne,Margaret Whitton,Tom Waits,Jake Dengel,Nathan Lane,James Gammon,Laura Esterman,Will Zahrn,Joe Grifasi,Hy Anzell,Bethel Leslie,Richard Hamilton,Black-Eyed Susan,Louise Phillips,Marjorie Slocum,Lena Spencer,Lola Pashalinski,Paul A. DiCocco Jr.,Priscilla Smith,James Dukas,Jared Swartout,Ted Levine,Martin Patterson,Terry O'Reilly,Michael O'Gorman,Frank Whaley,Jordan Valdina,Louis St. Louis,John Wright,Robin Wood-Chappelle,Nicole Weden,Peter Pryor,Duane Scholz,Matt McGrath,Lois Barden Stilley,Cori Irwin,Pamela Payton-Wright,Boris McGiver,Phyllis Gottung,James Yoham,Ean Egas,Nebraska Brace,Jeff Morris,William Duell,George Rafferty,Robert Manion,Pat Devane

Status: Released

Release: 1987-12-18

Runtime: 143

Plot: 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.

Trailer Cast Crew Videos

    • 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

      Rowdy Dick
    • Will Zahrn

      Nora
    • Joe Grifasi

      Jack
    • Hy Anzell

      Rosskam
    • Bethel Leslie

      Librarian
    • Richard Hamilton

      Donovan
    • Black-Eyed Susan

      Clara
    • Louise Phillips

      Flower Girl
    • Marjorie Slocum

      Elderly Woman
    • Lena Spencer

      Slatternly Woman
    • Lola Pashalinski

      Fat Woman with Turkey
    • Paul A. DiCocco Jr.

      Bus Driver
    • Priscilla Smith

      Sandra
    • James Dukas

      Finny
    • Jared Swartout

      Guard Captain
    • Ted Levine

      Pocono Pete
    • Martin Patterson

      Foxy Phil Tooker
    • Terry O'Reilly

      Aldo Campione
    • Michael O'Gorman

      Strike Leader
    • Rick Avery (Crew)

      Stunts
    • Marcia Nasatir (Production)

      Producer
    • Milton Buras (Costume & Make-Up)

      Hairstylist
    • Jeannine Oppewall (Art)

      Production Design
    • Anne Goursaud (Editing)

      Editor
    • Enno Poersch (Art)

      Assistant Art Director
    • Paul Boyington (Visual Effects)

      Visual Effects Supervisor
    • Joseph G. Aulisi (Costume & Make-Up)

      Costume Design
    • Dorothy J. Pearl (Costume & Make-Up)

      Makeup Artist
    • Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan (Directing)

      Script Supervisor
    • Robert Guerra (Art)

      Art Direction
    • Héctor Babenco (Directing)

      Director
    • Beth Kuhn (Art)

      Assistant Art Director
    • Andy Gill (Crew)

      Stunts
    • Bonnie Timmermann (Production)

      Casting
    • Steven Kirshoff (Crew)

      Special Effects Coordinator
    • Clare Scarpulla (Art)

      Assistant Art Director
    • Joseph Petruccio Sr. (Art)

      Construction Coordinator
    • David Forrest (Costume & Make-Up)

      Makeup Department Head
    • Lauro Escorel (Camera)

      Director of Photography
    • John Morris (Sound)

      Music
    • Leslie A. Pope (Art)

      Set Decoration
    • Keith Barish (Production)

      Producer
    • J. Roy Helland (Costume & Make-Up)

      Hairstylist
    • William Kennedy (Writing)

      Writer
    • Marie-Ange Ripka (Costume & Make-Up)

      Key Hair Stylist
    • Ironweed Trailer

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